King John’s Castle

E358743
castle medieval fortress tourist attraction

King John’s Castle is a well-preserved 13th-century Norman fortress situated on King’s Island in Limerick, Ireland, overlooking the River Shannon.

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King John’s Castle canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Norman ⓘ
battlementType crenellated walls ⓘ
builtFor King John of England ⓘ
category Castles in County Limerick ⓘ
National Monuments in County Limerick ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Limerick ⓘ
constructionEnd 1210 ⓘ
constructionStart 1200 ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
elevation near sea level ⓘ
fortificationType riverside fortress ⓘ
hasExhibition interactive medieval exhibition ⓘ
hasFunction symbol of Norman authority in Limerick ⓘ
hasPart bastions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
towers ⓘ
undercroft ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ
hasTouristFacilities café ⓘ
gift shop ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
hasViewOf Limerick City ⓘ
surface form: Limerick city centre

River Shannon ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
heritageStatus well-preserved ⓘ
locatedIn King's Island ⓘ
surface form: King’s Island

Limerick ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory County Limerick ⓘ
Province of Munster ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion Thomond ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody River Shannon ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter King John of England ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Shannon Heritage ⓘ
significantEvent Siege of Limerick 1642 ⓘ
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Limerick 1691

Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
surface form: Williamite Siege of Limerick 1690
underwentMajorRedevelopment 2013 ⓘ
underwentRenovation 20th century ⓘ
usedFor administration ⓘ
defence ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limerick → hasLandmark → King John’s Castle ⓘ
County Limerick → contains → King John’s Castle ⓘ
King's Island → hasLandmark → King John’s Castle ⓘ
The Treaty Stone → locatedOpposite → King John’s Castle ⓘ
The Treaty Stone → hasViewOf → King John’s Castle ⓘ
Thomond Bridge → connects → King John’s Castle ⓘ
Thomond Bridge → near → King John’s Castle ⓘ
Thomond Bridge → hasViewOf → King John’s Castle ⓘ
Englishtown → contains → King John’s Castle ⓘ