Feartagar Castle
Feartagar Castle is a tower house in County Galway. This one stands 5.9 km southwest of Milltown. Officially, it is a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Milltown
Near Milltown
Feartagar Castle is 5.9 km southwest of Milltown. 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.
Seasons and weather
The warmest stretch in Milltown is June to September, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.
Feartagar Castle
Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. A short trip away is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 8.8 km off, the first of 8 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 5.9 km southwest of Milltown
Getting to Feartagar Castle
The map centres on Feartagar Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
Of the 8, Tuam is the largest, at 9,647 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Milltown
Tuam
Irishtown
Ballindine
Compare the 8 towns
Worth adding to a visit
Also close at hand are 5 castles, 2 cathedrals and an abbey or priory, among 8 within 15 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary8.8 km away2
CastleCastle Hackett8.4 km away3
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral, Tuam8.5 km away4
Abbey or prioryKilbennan Monastery4.8 km away5
CastleShrule Castle11 km away6
CastleKinlough Castle14 km away7
CastleDunmore Castle14 km away8CastleCastleKillernan Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Feartagar Castle
Where is Feartagar Castle?
Feartagar Castle is 5.9 km southwest of Milltown, Galway.
What is Feartagar Castle?
Tower house in County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Feartagar Castle?
Feartagar 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 Feartagar Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Milltown, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Feartagar Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Feartagar Castle?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8.8 km), Castle Hackett (8.4 km), St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam (8.5 km) and Kilbennan Monastery (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 (8)
- Feartagar Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hackett: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam: ClintMalpaso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbennan Monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrule Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinlough Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Castle: DanielecDalton, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).