Status in ruins Reference no. 206 | Estimated completion mid-16th century | |
Similar Bally Castle, Athclare Castle, Redwood Castle, Castle Caulfield, Eyrecourt Castle |
The gatehouse of fiddaun castle
Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.
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Name
Fiodh Duin means "wood of the fort" in Irish.
Geography
Fiddaun Castle is situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber.
History
![Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle in County Galway Ireland At one point its outer](https://alchetron.com/cdn/fiddaun-castle-de142415-b1af-45bd-8ea1-5de6d9ae4d2-resize-750.jpg)
Fiddaun is a mid-16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, one of four O'Shaughnessy castles.
![Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle Ireland Atlas Obscura](https://alchetron.com/cdn/fiddaun-castle-93ba7e13-f40e-4a47-9113-41c4390334b-resize-750.jpeg)
Fiddaun was most likely built by Sir Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh, as he is the first mentioned living there and it is not known before his time.
Today
![Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle](https://alchetron.com/cdn/fiddaun-castle-13c92786-446c-4f62-9185-142455d7157-resize-750.jpeg)
This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall. It is located on private land and maintained by the Office of Public Works.
![Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle](https://alchetron.com/cdn/fiddaun-castle-7817d648-4b55-4166-ac86-d5eb09adeac-resize-750.jpeg)
![Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle Gort County Galway Ireland Castles Gort Ireland](https://alchetron.com/cdn/fiddaun-castle-15a02faf-e3f1-41dc-9d20-ea029101a72-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Fiddaun Castle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA