Kiltartan Castle
Kiltartan Castle is a tower house in County Galway. On the map, it sits 1.3 km north of Gort. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.
Castle near Gort
Just outside Gort
Kiltartan Castle is 1.3 km north of Gort. 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, month by month
Warmest in Gort are June to September, at 18–20°C.
Kiltartan Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. Look also at Thoor Ballylee, 2.6 km away, first of 11 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.3 km north of Gort
The map
Orange shows Kiltartan Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that count Kiltartan Castle
Loughrea is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (6,322 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Gort
Kinvarra
Ballinderreen
Kilcolgan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Kiltartan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gort | 1.3 km south of it | 2,870 | 8 |
| Kinvarra | 10 km northwest of it | 721 | 2 |
| Ballinderreen | 13 km northwest of it | 383 | 2 |
| Kilcolgan | 14 km north of it | 194 | 1 |
| Clarinbridge | 16 km north of it | 905 | 3 |
| Craughwell | 16 km north of it | 1,034 | 1 |
| Crusheen | 18 km south of it | 649 | 1 |
| Loughrea | 20 km northeast of it | 6,322 | 4 |
Also within reach
Of the 11 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
MuseumThoor Ballylee2.6 km away2
CastleDunguaire Castle9.8 km away3
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery7.2 km away4
CastleArdamullivan Castle9.7 km away5CastleCastleDrumharsna Castle6.4 km away6CastleCastleIsert Kelly Castle9.6 km away7CastleCastleLough Cutra Castle7.4 km away8MuseumMuseumKiltartan Gregory Museum1.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Kiltartan Castle
Where is Kiltartan Castle?
Kiltartan Castle is 1.3 km north of Gort, Galway.
What is Kiltartan Castle?
Tower house in County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Kiltartan Castle?
Kiltartan Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #426 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Kiltartan Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Gort, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kiltartan Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Kiltartan Castle?
Within 15 km: Thoor Ballylee (2.6 km), Dunguaire Castle (9.8 km), Kilmacduagh monastery (7.2 km) and Ardamullivan Castle (9.7 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)
- Kiltartan Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thoor Ballylee: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardamullivan Castle: Mike Searle, 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).