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Kiltartan Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán Chill Tartan
Castletown Castle
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Ruin of Kiltartan Castle
Type tower house
Location Castletown, Gort, County Galway, Ireland
Built 1280s
Owner State
Official name: Kiltartan Castle
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Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Location

Kiltartan Castle lies in the civil parish of Kiltartan. It is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north of Gort, on the west bank of the Gort River.

History

The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.

It was ruined in the 1650s during the Cromwellian conquest.

Description

Two storeys partially remain, with a 3-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits.

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