Carrigaholt Bay
Carrigaholt Bay is a castle ruin. Its location is 9.6 km southwest of Kilkee. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Kilkee
Near Kilkee
Carrigaholt Bay is 9.6 km southwest of Kilkee. Towns near it ↓
National monument of Ireland
On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
June to September are the warmest in Kilkee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Carrigaholt Bay
It is written up in 5 Wikipedias. Within 15 km there are 11 more places to visit, starting with Carrigafoyle Castle (14 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 9.6 km southwest of Kilkee
How to visit
Its place on the map
Carrigaholt Bay is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that count Carrigaholt Bay
In size, Kilrush comes first of the 6, with 2,649 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Kilkee
Ballybunion
Kilrush
Ballylongford
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Carrigaholt Bay is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkee | 9.6 km northeast of it | 1,214 | 2 |
| Ballybunion | 9.8 km south of it | 1,618 | 3 |
| Kilrush | 15 km east of it | 2,649 | 5 |
| Ballylongford | 16 km east of it | 415 | 3 |
| Ballyduff | 16 km south of it | 447 | 2 |
| Doonbeg | 19 km northeast of it | 279 | 0 |
After Carrigaholt Bay
3 castles, 3 museums and a visitor farm are among the 11 within 15 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle14 km away2CastleCastleBallybunion Beach9.9 km away3Visitor farmVisitor farmThe Flying Alpaca9.5 km away4CastleCastleFitzmaurice Castle9.9 km away5AttractionAttractionDolphin Watch Carrigaholt800 m away6MuseumMuseumScattery Island12 km away7MuseumMuseumShannon Dolphin Centre14 km away8MuseumMuseumNorth Kerry Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Carrigaholt Bay
Where is Carrigaholt Bay?
Carrigaholt Bay is 9.6 km southwest of Kilkee, Clare.
What is Carrigaholt Bay?
Castle ruin in Ireland.
How well known is Carrigaholt Bay?
Carrigaholt Bay has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #297 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Carrigaholt Bay?
June to September are the warmest months in Kilkee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Carrigaholt Bay a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Carrigaholt Bay?
Within 15 km: Carrigafoyle Castle (14 km), Ballybunion Beach (9.9 km), The Flying Alpaca (9.5 km) and Fitzmaurice Castle (9.9 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 (2)
- Carrigaholt Bay: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).