| Kiltartan Castle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Caisleán Chill Tartan (Irish) | |
| Castletown Castle | |
 Ruin of Kiltartan Castle | |
| Type | tower house |
| Location | Castletown, Gort, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°05′26″N8°48′28″W / 53.090549°N 8.807749°W |
| Built | 1280s |
| Owner | State |
  Location of Kiltartan Castle in Ireland | |
| Official name | Kiltartan Castle |
| Reference no. | 259 [1] |
Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]
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. [4]
The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland. [5]
It was ruined in the 1650s during the Cromwellian conquest. [6] [7]
Two storeys partially remain, with a three-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits. [8]
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