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Limerick, Ireland

Fanning's Castle
Coordinates	52°40′02″N 8°37′19″W / 52.667276°N 8.622053°W / 52.667276; -8.622053
Type	tower house
Site history
Built	c. 1641
Built by	Dominic Fanning

Fanning's Castle (Irish: Caisleán Uí Fhionáin), also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland.

Location

Interior view, with ogee windows

Fanning's Castle is located off Creagh Lane and Mary Street, opposite the tholsel, on King's Island.

History

Fanning's Castle was built c. 1641 by Mayor of Limerick Dominic Fanning.

Building

The walls of the tower house are of roughly squared limestone blocks of varying sizes. It was originally five storeys high, but only four storeys are now visible above ground level. The windows show ogee and mullions.

The tower house incorporated a turret staircase and battlements.

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