Gallarus Castle
Tower house in County Kerry, Ireland
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Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.
| Gallarus Castle | |
|---|---|
| Contae Chiarraí Near Dingle/An Daingean in Ireland | |
 Gallarus Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Tower house |
| Owner | Knight of Kerry |
| Condition | restored |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 52°10′33″N 10°21′21″W |
| Height | 4 storeys |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |
History
Gallarus Castle was built in the 15th century by the Knight of Kerry, the holder of a hereditary knighthood belonging to the Geraldine Dynasty. It is now an Irish heritage site.
The building has been extensively restored and a new rectangular doorway inserted in the north wall. There is no evidence of a stone stairway below the second floor. A mural stairway rises in the east wall and the ceilings on the third and fourth floor are vaulted.
Gallarus Castle stands about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the better known and more historically significant Gallarus Oratory.[1]
