Aughnanure Castle
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Aughnanure Castle is a well-preserved 16th-century tower house near Oughterard in County Galway, Ireland, historically associated with the O'Flaherty clan.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Monument of Ireland
ⓘ
castle ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late medieval Irish tower house ⓘ |
| builtFor | O'Flaherty clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | English forces ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in County Galway
ⓘ
National Monuments in County Galway ⓘ Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 16th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 53.420°N 9.345°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 10 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banqueting hall
ⓘ
bartizans ⓘ bawn wall ⓘ courtyard ⓘ dry moat ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ machicolations ⓘ murder hole ⓘ outer defensive walls ⓘ six-storey tower ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument in State Care ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Flaherty clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Caisleán Achadh na nIúr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy | Earl of Clanricarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lough Corrib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oughterard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Drimneen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Oughterard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| regionType | Gaeltacht-adjacent area ⓘ |
| restoredInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege during the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
defence ⓘ residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.