Castle ruin

Kiltartan Castle

Ireland Castletown national monument of Ireland

About

Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Kiltartan Castle lies in the civil parish of Kiltartan. It is 2.8 kilometres ( 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles) north of Gort, on the west bank of the Gort River.

The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.

Two storeys partially remain, with a three-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits.