Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style.

2024年5月28日 · Clifden Castle is a beautiful ruined manor house overlooking the coastline. It was constructed in 1818 for John D’Arcy, the founder of nearby Clifden. The castle was built in the Gothic Revival style, with pointed arched windows and …

Explore castle ruins on the Sky Road in Clifden. Clifden Castle (Caislean an Clochán) was built in 1812 by John D’Arcy (1785 – 1839), who was the founder of Clifden Town and which is now the capital of the Connemara region of Galway. The estate of …

Clifden Castle was built in 1818 by John D’Arcy, the founder of Clifden and a prominent landowner in the Connemara region. The castle was designed in the Gothic Revival style, with pointed arches, battlements and turrets, and was surrounded by a …

2019年4月19日 · Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house that was once the stately home of John D’Arcy. D’Arcy founded the nearby town of Clifden and built the castle for his family in the early 1800s. The wealthy landowner had the castle designed in …

2023年7月27日 · Clifden Castle is nestled within the stunning landscape of Connemara, in County Galway, on the west coast of Ireland. This remarkable relic of the 19th century sits just outside the town of Clifden, on a hill overlooking Clifden Bay.

2022年6月2日 · Clifden Castle was built in the Gothic Revival style around 1818 for John D’Arcy. The wealthy magnate founded the nearby town of Clifden with the ambition of creating a centre of commerce and industry in this rural and impoverished region of Connemara.

Clifden Castle, a historic gem nestled along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way just a 20-minute drive from Ballynahinch, was built in 1818 by John D’Arcy, the founder of Clifden. This romantic, Gothic-style mansion was designed as a grand residence overlooking the stunning Connemara coastline.

Clifden Castle was built by John d’Arcy in a Gothic Revival style in the 18th century, about 1750. The house was only lived in for about 90 years before it was abandoned in the 1840′s. Few photographs remain of this one time noble house but they can be seen in some of the local history books or in the town’s library.

Built c. 1810 by Clifden’s founder John D’Arcy, Clifden Castle was once his residence. From Clifden, take the Sky Road until the gateway arch (2km on the left). Then, stroll along a winding trail (sometimes a bit mucky) edged with a series of five standing stones (only one is original).