Craggaunowen Castle, near Broadford
A future-season choice for combining a tower house with reconstructed early settlements.
The story behind Craggaunowen Castle
The operator dates the MacNamara tower house to about 1550. Around it, the visitor park reconstructs forms of settlement from much earlier Irish history. The crannóg and ringfort are interpretations, so they should not be mistaken for buildings contemporary with the castle.
What you will see
In season, the site combines the tower, outdoor reconstructions and the Brendan boat associated with Tim Severin’s Atlantic voyage. It is a different kind of visit from a furnished mansion, with much of the interest outdoors.
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Closed until 2027
The official website says the attraction is closed for the season and will reopen in 2027. An exact reopening day and current admission price were not confirmed. Do not plan a visit from older daily opening listings. Check the operator before making this a stop.
Check the official visitor information ↗Sources and checks
- Craggaunowen Castle visitor informationVisitor access and historical context. Checked .
- Fáilte IrelandHistorical context and visitor experience. Checked .
- Kind
- Castles
- From Broadford
- 11 km west, in a straight line
- Website
- www.craggaunowen.ie
The map does not yet record a phone number for Craggaunowen Castle. Anyone can add it on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.
Getting to Craggaunowen Castle
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Craggaunowen Castle is in Broadford, County Clare. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
No scheduled stop was found within 2.5 km of Craggaunowen Castle. On-demand services may not be included.
Getting to Broadford covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other castles in Broadford
Nearest to Craggaunowen Castle first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Craggaunowen Castle, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- 1.4 km
- 6.5 km
- 6.8 km
- 8.2 km
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/438540448, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.