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Ross Castle

Ross Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán an Rois
Coordinates52°02′28″N 9°31′52″W / 52.041°N 9.531°W / 52.041; -9.531
AreaKillarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Built15th century
Built forO'Donoghue family
Architectural style(s)Tower house and keep
Governing bodyOffice of Public Works
Ross Castle is located in Ireland
Ross Castle
Ross Castle in Ireland

Ross Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Rois) is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.[1] It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue,[2] later associated with the Brownes of Killarney.[3]

The castle is operated by the Office of Public Works,[2] and is open to the public seasonally with guided tours.[4]

  1. ^ "Ross Castle page (Killarney National Park Website)". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Killarney's Ross Castle reopens for the tourist season". Independent News & Media. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ Castleden, Rodin. The Castles of Britain and Ireland. Quercus, 2013
  4. ^ "Heritage Ireland - South-West - Ross Castle". OPW (National Monuments and National Historic Properties). Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

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