214 castles recorded, 4 with a full guide, 2 bookable as castle hotels.
A 13th-century medieval keep at its core, opened as a guesthouse in 1971 and once a rock-star retreat where Clapton hosted late-night sessions in the Castle Keep.
One of Ireland's oldest continuously inhabited castles, sold by the last Earl in 1963 and operated as a hotel since.
Founded around 1203 by Maurice FitzGerald, it became the principal seat of the powerful FitzGerald Earls of Kildare, one of the largest and most important Anglo-Norman castles in Ireland.
Founded in 1180 by Sir Walter de Riddlesford and later held for over 700 years by the FitzGerald Earls of Kildare, it is one of Ireland's oldest continuously inhabited castles.
Built around 1417-1430 by the Earl of Kildare to guard the crossing of the River Barrow, White's Castle stands directly beside Athy's main bridge in the centre of town.
Sourced from the National Monuments Service Sites and Monuments Record — ruins, tower houses and earthworks alongside the famous names.