14thc.
Notable castle
Kindlestown Castle (in ruins)
One of only two surviving 'hall house' style castles in Ireland, built on the slopes of Kindlestown Hill near Delgany, possibly by Walter de Bendeville.
67 castles recorded, 4 with a full guide, 0 bookable as castle hotels.
The nearest bookable castle hotel is Huntington Castle in Co. Carlow.
One of only two surviving 'hall house' style castles in Ireland, built on the slopes of Kindlestown Hill near Delgany, possibly by Walter de Bendeville.
Built by Norman knight Maurice FitzGerald around 1178 on a rocky headland overlooking the Irish Sea, the Black Castle was repeatedly attacked and burned by the O'Byrne and O'Toole clans over the following centuries.
Sourced from the National Monuments Service Sites and Monuments Record — ruins, tower houses and earthworks alongside the famous names.