Kilcoe Castle

Kilcoe Castle
View from the opposite side of the Roaringwater Bay
TypeMedieval castle
Coordinates51°32′25″N 9°24′52″W / 51.54024°N 9.41442°W / 51.54024; -9.41442
AreaCounty Cork, Ireland
Height26 m (85 ft)
Built1458[1]
Built forMacCarthys of Muskerry
Restored2004
Architectural style(s)tower house
Governing bodyOn private land
OwnerJeremy Irons
Kilcoe Castle is located in Ireland
Kilcoe Castle
Kilcoe Castle in Ireland

Kilcoe Castle is a 15th-century coastal tower house located on a 0.81 ha (2 acres) island,[2] called Mannin Beg,[3] in the Kilcoe townland in Roaringwater Bay in West Cork, Ireland.

  1. ^ Devlin, Martina (22 November 2008). "Will of Irons - Inside Jeremy Irons West Cork castle". Irish Independent.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference independent1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hedderman, Zara (12 April 2023). "Explore the pink castle in West Cork that's home to an Academy Award winner and his family". The Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2024.