Shanmuckinish Castle
Shanmuckinish Castle is a tower house. It stands 3.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan. Close by, Aillwee Cave is 6.2 km away.
Castle near Ballyvaughan
Just outside Ballyvaughan
Shanmuckinish Castle is 3.7 km northeast 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
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to September in Ballyvaughan.
Shanmuckinish Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. County Clare is where it stands.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 3.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan
Mapping Shanmuckinish Castle
Numbered points are the places near Shanmuckinish Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list Shanmuckinish Castle
Largest of the 8 is Knocknacarra, home to 18,398. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Ballyvaughan
Kinvarra
Bearna
Salthill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Shanmuckinish Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvaughan | 3.7 km southwest of it | 361 | 7 |
| Kinvarra | 11 km east of it | 721 | 2 |
| Bearna | 13 km north of it | 2,336 | 3 |
| Salthill | 14 km north of it | 5,445 | 25 |
| Ballinderreen | 14 km east of it | 383 | 2 |
| Knocknacarra | 14 km north of it | 18,398 | 24 |
| Na Forbacha | 14 km northwest of it | 868 | 1 |
| Claddagh | 14 km north of it | 2,755 | 25 |
Close to Shanmuckinish Castle
Close at hand are 2 castles, 2 natural landscapes and an attraction, among others within 15 km.
AttractionAillwee Cave6.2 km away2
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey3.5 km away3CastleCastleNewtown Castle5.9 km away4
CastleGleninagh Castle6.9 km away5Natural landscapeNatural landscapeBishop’s Quarter Beach2 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeBallyvaughan Pier4 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseGleninsheen Wedge Tomb8.9 km away8GardenGardenCaher Bridge Garden10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Shanmuckinish Castle: common questions
Where is Shanmuckinish Castle?
Shanmuckinish Castle is 3.7 km northeast of Ballyvaughan, Clare.
What is Shanmuckinish Castle?
Tower house.
How well known is Shanmuckinish Castle?
Shanmuckinish Castle has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Shanmuckinish 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 Shanmuckinish Castle?
Within 15 km: Aillwee Cave (6.2 km), Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey (3.5 km), Newtown Castle (5.9 km) and Gleninagh Castle (6.9 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 (3)
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).