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Athclare Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán Áth Cláir
South face of Athclare
Coordinates53°48′55″N 6°23′52″W / 53.8152°N 6.3979°W / 53.8152; -6.3979
AreaDunleer, Ireland
Builtc.1550
Built forBarnewell family
Architectural style(s)Fortified limestone tower house
Athclare Castle is located in Ireland
Athclare Castle
Athclare Castle in Ireland

Athclare Castle (or archaically Aclare, Irish Caisleán Áth Cláir) is a Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland. Built in the 1550s, Athclare was built for the Barnewell family, and is typical of defensive architectural structures built in the Pale during the Tudor period in Ireland. Athclare has been extended and adapted in the centuries since its construction and is classified as a site of National social historical importance by the Irish National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.[1]

  1. ^ "Buildings of Ireland – Athclare". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Website. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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