Ballymarkahan Castle
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house, County Clare. Visitors find it 1.7 km southeast of Quin. The first name on our list around it is Knappogue Castle, 1.2 km away.
Castle near Quin
Just outside Quin
Ballymarkahan Castle is 1.7 km southeast of Quin. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Warm weather in Quin runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Ballymarkahan Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1.7 km southeast of Quin
Map of Ballymarkahan Castle and nearby
The orange dot is Ballymarkahan Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns within reach of Ballymarkahan Castle
The biggest base of the 8 is Ennis (27,923 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Quin
Kilmurry
Newmarket-On-Fergus
Kilkishen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ballymarkahan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | 1.7 km northwest of it | 922 | 7 |
| Kilmurry | 4.7 km southeast of it | 229 | 4 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 5 km southwest of it | 1,887 | 7 |
| Kilkishen | 6.2 km east of it | 651 | 2 |
| Sixmilebridge | 8 km southeast of it | 2,832 | 6 |
| Tulla | 8.9 km northeast of it | 697 | 1 |
| Shannon | 11 km south of it | 10,256 | 8 |
| Ennis | 11 km northwest of it | 27,923 | 10 |
Nearby, too
There are 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories within 15 km, and more besides.
CastleKnappogue Castle1.2 km away2
MuseumCraggaunowen2.9 km away3
CathedralEnnis Cathedral11 km away4
CastleBallyhannon Castle4.8 km away5MuseumMuseumCraggaunowen - The Living Past Experience3 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryClare Abbey9.3 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryQuin Abbey2.5 km away8MuseumMuseumMooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort3.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ballymarkahan Castle: common questions
Where is Ballymarkahan Castle?
Ballymarkahan Castle is 1.7 km southeast of Quin, Clare.
What is Ballymarkahan Castle?
Ruined tower house, County Clare, Ireland.
How well known is Ballymarkahan Castle?
Ballymarkahan Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ballymarkahan Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Quin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ballymarkahan Castle?
Within 15 km: Knappogue Castle (1.2 km), Craggaunowen (2.9 km), Ennis Cathedral (11 km) and Ballyhannon Castle (4.8 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).