Ballymote Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Mhóta) is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. ... It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on ...
Ballymote Castle
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Tourist attraction in Ballymote, Ireland
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in southern County Sligo, Ireland. This area was known historically as Átha Cliath an Chorainn, which roughly translates as The Ford of the Hurdles of Corann.
Address: Carrownanty, Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland
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Built in 1300, by Richard de Burgo, the Red Earl of Ulster. The entrance is opposite the Ballymote train station, on the R296, ( I missed the turn, ...
Richard de Burgo, the Red Earl of Ulster, built the remains of this Anglo Norman castle in AD 1300 and it was the strongest fortress in Connacht.
Ballymote castle was built around the year 1300 by the Anglo-Norman Richard de Burgo, second Earl of Ulster, who was known as the 'Red Earl' in order to ...
The castle is a large rectangular enclosure castle which is in a state of partial ruin although well preserved in parts. The symmetrical plan of the...
The castle is almost square in plan, with three-quarters round towers at each corner. In the centre of the E and W curtain walls there are D-shaped towers.
Ballymote Castle is a late 13th or early 14th Century enclosure castle. When it was built it was one of the strongest castles in Connaught and today it remains ...
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in ...
A lovingly restored 19th-century cottage sits at the heart of this endearing museum. Humble thatched structures complement this centrepiece, along with…