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Tower house in County Galway, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[2][3]
Kiltartan Castle | |
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Native name Irish: Caisleán Chill Tartan | |
Castletown Castle | |
Type | tower house |
Location | Castletown, Gort, County Galway, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.090549°N 8.807749°W |
Built | 1280s |
Owner | State |
Official name | Kiltartan Castle |
Reference no. | 259[1] |
Kiltartan Castle lies in the civil parish of Kiltartan. It is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north of Gort, on the west bank of the Gort River.[4]
The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.[5]
It was ruined in the 1650s during the Cromwellian conquest.[6][7]
Two storeys partially remain, with a 3-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits.[8]
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