Castle Carra

Carnacon, Ireland

Castle Carra is located 2.5 km west of Carnacon, on the east bank of Lough Carra. The castle was built by Adam de Staunton, an Anglo-Norman subject of the de Burgo, in the 13th century.

The castle was surrendered to the Crown in the 1570s and granted to Captain William Bowen, who strengthened the bawn with a circular flanker with gunloops facing inland.

Sir Roebuck Lynch's lands were seized by the Cromwellians and he was compensated by lands at Castle Carra during the early seventeenth century. It passed to Sir Henry Lynch, 3rd Baronet in the 1660s, and his descendants held it until the 19th century.

Address

Carnacon, Ireland

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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Ireland

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

3.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

sirena mc donnell (3 months ago)

Raymond Joseph (3 months ago)
Crazy serene experience

Karolina Bierylo (2 years ago)
Photos inconsistent with the location (showing a nearby abbey), no access to the castle

Mike Kerkvliet (2 years ago)
No public access to the castle. Interesting ruinous friary in a cemetery nearby as a consolation (pictures in the maps listing). Would have been nice to know there was no public access before coming.

Blathnaid Brady (2 years ago)
Another hidden gem.

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