Fiddaun Castle

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Statusin ruins
Locationnear Tubber, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53°0′38″N 8°52′43″W / 53.01056°N 8.87861°W / 53.01056; -8.87861
Fiddaun Castle
Fiodh Duin
Fiddaun Castle
Fiddaun Castle is located in Ireland
Fiddaun Castle
Location within Ireland
General information
Statusin ruins
Typetower house
Locationnear Tubber, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53°0′38″N 8°52′43″W / 53.01056°N 8.87861°W / 53.01056; -8.87861
Estimated completionmid-16th century
Official nameFiddaun Castle
Reference no.206[1]

Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.

Fiodh Duin means "wood of the fort" in Irish.[2]:15

Geography

Fiddaun Castle is situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber.

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