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Knappogue Castle today

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Knappogue Castle

Knappogue Castle is a 15th-century Irish tower house founded in 1467, later expanded in the mid-19th century with a west wing, clock tower and gateway. It was restored in the 20th century and today functions as a cultural venue offering guided tours, weddings and medieval banquets.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1860

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1860

The shape it held in its prime.

A tall rectangular 15th-century tower house of pale local limestone attached to a mid-19th-century west wing; the later work includes a square clock tower and an arched entrance gateway. The structure rises several storeys with comparatively small window openings in the medieval tower and larger windows in the Victorian addition. Rooflines combine the medieval tower top with pitched roofs on the wing. The castle stands within a planted demesne with a walled formal garden.

Step inside

8 places to explore in 1860.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Knappogue Castle — including 3 interiors: drawing-room (west wing), the long room, medieval tower interior. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Exterior approach from the demesneGateway and clock towerMedieval tower house exteriorWest wing façadeDrawing-room (west wing)The long roomMedieval tower interiorWalled garden (demesne)

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See Knappogue Castle with the fires lit.

The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1860 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.

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