Castle hotel
Clonegal
Huntington Castle
A genuinely fortified 17th-century castle offering a small number of characterful en-suite B&B rooms plus a self-catering wing.
Worth the detour
Notable castles to visit
13thc.
Notable castle
Ballymoon Castle (in ruins)
A National Monument about 3km east of Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown), Ballymoon Castle is a substantial 13th-century square courtyard castle unusual for having no keep, with four corner towers and mural chambers built entirely from local granite.
1207
Notable castle
Carlow Castle
Built between 1207 and 1213 by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, on the banks of the River Barrow, Carlow Castle was once among the finest Norman fortresses in Ireland.
13thc.
Notable castle
Clonmore Castle
A 13th-century Anglo-Norman castle in the village of Clonmore, built on a roughly square plan with rectangular corner towers around a courtyard.
1625
Notable castle
Huntington Castle (Clonegal Castle)
Built in 1625 by Sir Laurence Esmonde on the site of an earlier Norman fort in the village of Clonegal, Huntington Castle has been the seat of the Durdin-Robertson family since the 18th century.