Knappogue Castle
Knappogue Castle is a medieval tower house. Find it 2.6 km southeast of Quin. Look also at Ballymarkahan Castle, 1.2 km away, first of 11 more within 15 km.
Castle near Quin
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#147 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Just outside Quin
Knappogue Castle is 2.6 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.
Month by month
The warmest afternoons in Quin run June to September, at 18–20°C.
Knappogue Castle
Articles on it exist in 8 languages. On the county map, it is in County Clare.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 2.6 km southeast of Quin
Knappogue Castle on the map
The orange dot is Knappogue Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
Shannon, with 10,256 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Quin
Kilmurry
Newmarket-On-Fergus
Kilkishen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Knappogue Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | 2.6 km northwest of it | 922 | 7 |
| Kilmurry | 3.8 km southeast of it | 229 | 4 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 4.4 km southwest of it | 1,887 | 7 |
| Kilkishen | 6 km east of it | 651 | 2 |
| Sixmilebridge | 6.9 km southeast of it | 2,832 | 6 |
| Tulla | 9.6 km northeast of it | 697 | 1 |
| Shannon | 10 km south of it | 10,256 | 8 |
| Bunratty | 11 km south of it | 288 | 7 |
Pair Knappogue Castle with these
Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
CastleBallymarkahan Castle1.2 km away2
MuseumCraggaunowen3.2 km away3
CastleBallyhannon Castle5.2 km away4MuseumMuseumCraggaunowen - The Living Past Experience3.2 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryClare Abbey10 km away6MuseumMuseumMooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort3.5 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryQuin Abbey3.5 km away8MuseumMuseumAtlantic Air Adventures9.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Knappogue Castle
Where is Knappogue Castle?
Knappogue Castle is 2.6 km southeast of Quin, Clare.
What is Knappogue Castle?
Medieval Tower House.
How well known is Knappogue Castle?
Knappogue Castle has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #147 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Knappogue 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 Knappogue Castle?
Within 15 km: Ballymarkahan Castle (1.2 km), Craggaunowen (3.2 km), Ballyhannon Castle (5.2 km) and Craggaunowen - The Living Past Experience (3.2 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 (4)
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).