Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle is a castle in Co. Clare. Find it 1.3 km southwest of Ballyvaughan. It offers walks.
Castle near Ballyvaughan
Just outside Ballyvaughan
Newtown Castle is 1.3 km southwest of Ballyvaughan. 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.
Weather, month by month
From June to September, Ballyvaughan sees highs of 18–19°C.
Newtown Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages. Our list goes on with Aillwee Cave, 2.4 km away.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.3 km southwest of Ballyvaughan
- Official site
- newtowncastle.com/history
Practical details
Around Newtown Castle, mapped
Newtown Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns a short way from Newtown Castle
Of the 8, Knocknacarra is the largest, at 18,398 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Ballyvaughan
Lisdoonvarna
Kilfenora
Kinvarra
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Newtown Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvaughan | 1.3 km northeast of it | 361 | 7 |
| Lisdoonvarna | 11 km southwest of it | 934 | 5 |
| Kilfenora | 13 km south of it | 152 | 5 |
| Kinvarra | 16 km east of it | 721 | 2 |
| Na Forbacha | 17 km north of it | 868 | 1 |
| Bearna | 17 km north of it | 2,336 | 3 |
| An Spidéal | 18 km northwest of it | 254 | 2 |
| Knocknacarra | 19 km north of it | 18,398 | 24 |
Places to add to Newtown Castle
There are 2 castles, 2 natural landscapes and an attraction within 15 km, and more besides.
AttractionAillwee Cave2.4 km away2
CastleGleninagh Castle4.5 km away3CastleCastleShanmuckinish Castle5.9 km away4Natural landscapeNatural landscapeBishop’s Quarter Beach4 km away5Historic houseHistoric houseGleninsheen Wedge Tomb4.5 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeBallyvaughan Pier2.1 km away7GardenGardenCaher Bridge Garden5.7 km away8FortFortBallyallaban Ring Fort1.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Newtown Castle, answered
Where is Newtown Castle?
Newtown Castle is 1.3 km southwest of Ballyvaughan, Clare.
What is Newtown Castle?
Castle in Co. Clare, Ireland.
How well known is Newtown Castle?
Newtown Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #246 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Newtown Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Ballyvaughan, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Newtown Castle?
Within 15 km: Aillwee Cave (2.4 km), Gleninagh Castle (4.5 km), Shanmuckinish Castle (5.9 km) and Bishop’s Quarter Beach (4 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)
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleninagh Castle: PDphoto.org, Public domain, 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).