Glenquin Castle
Glenquin Castle is an a tower house in County Limerick. Find it 2.7 km northeast of Toornafulla. It is protected as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Toornafulla
Just outside Toornafulla
Glenquin Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Toornafulla. 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.
Weather by the month
Warm weather in Toornafulla runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Glenquin Castle
Articles on it exist in 3 languages. A short trip away is Desmond Castle Newcastle West, 8 km off, the first of 6 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 2.7 km northeast of Toornafulla
Getting in
Locating Glenquin Castle
Orange: Glenquin Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
Newcastle West tops the 8 for size, at 7,209 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Toornafulla
Newcastle West
Broadford
Mountcollins
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Glenquin Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toornafulla | 2.7 km southwest of it | 204 | 1 |
| Newcastle West | 8.2 km northeast of it | 7,209 | 1 |
| Broadford | 9.9 km southeast of it | 231 | 3 |
| Mountcollins | 11 km southwest of it | 234 | 0 |
| Carrigkerry | 13 km north of it | 190 | 0 |
| Ardagh | 13 km north of it | 273 | 1 |
| Abbeyfeale | 13 km west of it | 2,206 | 1 |
| Brosna | 14 km southwest of it | 174 | 0 |
Beyond Glenquin Castle
Nearby, 6 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 churches and a zoo.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West8 km away2CastleCastlePurt Castle15 km away3ZooZooWild Encounters Mini Zoo9.7 km away4ChurchChurchKillagholehane Cemetery and Church10 km away5ChurchChurchTullylease Church And Cross Slabs14 km away6MuseumMuseumNational Co-op Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Glenquin Castle
Where is Glenquin Castle?
Glenquin Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Toornafulla, Limerick.
What is Glenquin Castle?
A tower house in County Limerick, Ireland.
How well known is Glenquin Castle?
Glenquin Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #297 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Glenquin Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Toornafulla, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Glenquin Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Glenquin Castle?
Within 15 km: Desmond Castle Newcastle West (8 km), Purt Castle (15 km), Wild Encounters Mini Zoo (9.7 km) and Killagholehane Cemetery and Church (10 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)
- Glenquin Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Newcastle West: Eugene gogs, 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).