A dramatic 13th-century Norman castle built in 1269 by Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland, with four D-shaped corner towers and a twin-towered gatehouse. Besieged repeatedly by the O'Conor kings of Connacht who eventually held it for two centuries, it was later modernised under Tudor rule before being dismantled by Cromwellian forces in 1652 and finally burned in 1690.
Visiting Roscommon Castle
Yes, freely accessible OPW site, open year-round
"A dramatic 13th-century Norman castle built in 1269 by Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland, with four D-shaped corner towers and a twin-towered gatehouse."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Kilronan Castle, 40.98 km away in Ballyfarnon — Originally Castle Tenison, built c.1820 and expanded in the 1880s with a baronial tower by the Earl of Kingston; fell derelict mid-20th century before restoration.
Nearest castle hotel · 40.98 km
Kilronan Castle
Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon · 4-star
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