Oranmore Castle, near Kilcolgan
For the shore-side setting, with an interior visit only by arrangement.
The story behind Oranmore Castle
Oranmore's tower stands where land meets Galway Bay. It was a Burke stronghold, later passed to the Blake family, and was restored after Lady Leslie bought it in 1945. Its continuing use as a family home makes it different from the staffed monuments elsewhere in this guide.
What you will see
The shape of the tower against the inlet is the main reason to include Oranmore in a trip around the bay. The owners also host a limited programme of cultural events and stays. An old exhibition listing is not evidence that the building is open every day.
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Private home, enquire first
Contact the owners before planning entry. No current general-admission timetable or day-visit price was confirmed. View it only from public space unless you have an invitation or booking, and respect residential access. Use the existing place page to plan the journey to Oranmore.
Check the official visitor information ↗Sources and checks
- Oranmore CastleResidential use, history and limited events. Checked .
- Fáilte IrelandRestoration history and contact-before-visiting advice. Checked .
- Kind
- Castles
- From Kilcolgan
- 8.1 km north-west, in a straight line
- Website
- oranmorecastle.com
The map does not yet record a phone number for Oranmore Castle. Anyone can add it on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.
Getting to Oranmore 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
Oranmore Castle is in Kilcolgan, County Galway. 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.
The nearest scheduled stop is Oranmore Centre (526011), 410 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Oranmore Centre 410 m
bus 404Scheduled departures from this stop
- Oranmore North 660 m
buses 51, 350, 351, 434 and 763Scheduled departures from this stop
- Oranmore Station 1.1 km
bus 351Scheduled departures from this stop
- Oranmore 1.1 km
train railScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Kilcolgan covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other castles in Kilcolgan
Nearest to Oranmore Castle first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Oranmore Castle, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- 2.8 km
- 4.4 km
- 7.5 km
- 13 km
- 14 km
- 15 km
- 15 km
- 16 km
- 16 km
- 16 km
- 17 km
- 18 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/597185082, 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.