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County Kerry, Ireland is home to a wide range of fortified castle structures. The castles below are referenced by the Irish National Grid on Ordnance Survey maps.
This article may be confusing or unclear to readers. (August 2011) |
Castles and maps listed below are sourced mainly from the Discovery (Irish TV) series. The series attributed the maps below (Scale: 1:50 000) to Ordnance Survey, the Irish national mapping agency. Most of the listed castles and forts clearly indicated on the maps and are accessible to walkers and the general public. Some maps use the older SCALE 1:126,720 from the series published in 1986.
Listed as "Castle" or "Promontory Fort", markings of "Dun Cinn Tire" and "Signal Tower" are also included.
Refers to the Ordnance Survey sheet on which the structure can be found.
National Grid segment in which the structure is located. Each grid segment covers an actual area of 1 square kilometre.
The number of the Vertical, N-S, line of the National Grid system.
The number of the Horizontal, E-W, line of the National Grid system. The structure to be located will then lie in the square to the North East of the intersecting H/V lines.
Some general reference point clearly marked on the map or generally, well known; a town, village, harbour, headland or road etc.
Nearest main road or road, e.g. N 22 or R 559. If structure is easily accessible? Visibility of site from road.
As some castles are obliterated, the location of the sites are listed, as in the case of Tralee Castle. Because their position and prominence was historically important, the known information is entered so that a more comprehensive understanding of the area and era may be obtained.
Structure | OS Sheet | N.G. Segment | Vert. | Horiz. | Type | Near | Comment | Marked Y/N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunquin | 70 | V | 31 | 99 | - | Dunquin | - | Y |
Shrone Point | 83 | - | 35 | 76 | Prom Fort | Portmagee | Valentia Island | - |
Raheen (near) | 70 | V | 35 | 97 | Prom Fort | Slea Head | R 559 | - |
Foilnanean Cliffs | 83 | - | 36 | 76 | Prom Fort | Portmagee | Valentia Island | - |
Ventry Harbour | - | - | 37 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
Cahertrant | 70 | V | 37 | 97 | Prom Fort | Leckeel | off R 559 | - |
Gallarus Castle | 70 | Q | 38 | 5 | - | Murreaght | R 559 | - |
Alachai Mor | 83 | - | 38 | 65 | Prom Fort | St. Finan's Bay | - | - |
Cloghanecanuig | 83 | 38 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ballymore Point | - | - | 39 | 99 | Prom Fort | Ventry Harbour | R 559 | - |
Feonanagh | 70 | - | 40 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Ballinskelligs Castle | - | - | 43 | 65 | - | Ballinskelligs | - | - |
Cooncrome | 83 | - | 43 | 81 | Prom Fort | Caherciveen | - | - |
Ballymacadoyle Hill | 70 | V | 43 | 98 | Prom Fort | Dingle | Beyond Colaiste Ide | Y |
Ballycarbery Castle | 83 | - | 44 | 79 | - | Caherciveen | off N 70 | - |
Emiaghmore | 83 | - | 45 | 70 | - | Ballinskelligs | R 566 | - |
Beenbane Cliffs | 70 | V | 45 | 98 | Prom Fort | Dingle | E. harbour entrance | Y |
Doonsheane | 70 | V | 47 | 98 | Prom Fort | Dingle | Short Strand Inlet | |
Bulls Head | 70 | V | 49 | 97 | Prom Fort | Lispole | off N 86 | - |
Minard | 70 | 53 | 97 | Minard Head | Anascaul/Dingle | Y | ||
Caherdaniel | 83 | - | 54 | 58 | off N 70 | Example | ||
Cill Muire | 83 | Example | 54 | 58 | Example | Minard East | Example | Example |
Castle Cove | 83 | Example | 59 | 60 | Example | Castle Cove | N 70 | Example |
Straigue Fort | 83 | Example | 61 | 63 | Stone Fort | Caherdaniel | Example | Example |
Kilshannig | 71 | Q | 62 | 19 | Signal Tower | Castlegregory | Example | Example |
Knockglass More | 71 | Example | 70 | 10 | Prom Fort | Camp | Example | Example |
Fenit Island | 71 | Q | 72 | 17 | Example | Fenit R 558 | Example | Yes |
Barrow | 71 | Q | 72 | 18 | Example | Golf Club | Example | Example |
Caherconree | 71 | Q | 72 | 96 | Hill Fort | Camp R 560 | Example | Yes |
Ballyheige Fortification | 71 | Q | 73 | 28 | Example | Ballyheige | Example | Example |
Rahoneen | 71 | Q | 75 | 20 | Example | Ardfert | Example | Example |
Rathmoral | 71 | Q | 79 | 29 | Example | Ballyheige | Example | Example |
Ballymaquim | 71 | Example | 82 | 26 | Example | Abbeydorney | Example | Example |
Tralee castle | 71 | Example | 83 | 14 | Example | Town center | No trace | No |
Dromaloughane | 78 | Example | 85 | 91 | Example | Beaufort | Example | Example |
Ballybeggan | 71 | Example | 86 | 15 | Example | Tralee Racecourse | N 69 | Example |
Dromreag | 71 | Example | 88 | 4 | Example | Fieries | Example | Example |
Lixnaw Tower | 71 | Example | 88 | 29 | Example | Lixnaw | R 557 | Example |
Kenmare Castle | 78 | V | 88 | 70 | Example | Tubrid | off N 70 | Example |
Dromore Castle | 78 | Example | 88 | 91 | Example | Beaufort | off N 72 | Example |
Doonimlaghbeg | 71 | Example | 89 | 11 | Example | Example | N 22 | Example |
Lixnaw Bridge | 71 | Example | 89 | 29 | Example | Lixnaw | R 557 | Example |
Fieries | Example | Example | 90 | 2 | Example | Example | R 561 | Example |
Roxborough | 71 | Example | 91 | 4 | Example | Farranfore | N 22 | Example |
Aghadoe Castle (Parkavonear Castle) | 78 | Example | 93 | 92 | Example | Example | R 562/ N 22 | Example |
Ross Castle | 78 | Example | 94 | 88 | Example | Killarney | Example | Example |
Castlelough | 78 | Example | 97 | 88 | Example | Killarney | N 71 | Example |
Ardea Castle | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Ballybunion Castle | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Ballingarry Castle | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Ballymalis Castle | ||||||||
Ballyseedy Castle | Sheet | Sgmt | V | H | Tralee | Hotel |
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