Castlebawn Castle

Castlebawn, known in Irish as An Caiseal Bán (The White Stone Fort), stands as a distinctive stone ring-fort situated on an island in Lough Derg near Scariff Bay in County Clare. The structure derives its name from the Irish elements caiseal (stone fort or ring-fort) and bán (white), referring to the pale stone of its construction. The castle was built around 1540 by Owen McNamara, a member of ...