Classiebawn Castle
Classiebawn Castle is a striking 19th-century turreted mansion set on a hill above Mullaghmore Head on the Sligo coast, built in the 1870s for Lord Palmerston, the British prime minister, and later inherited by the Mountbatten family. It's most widely known today as the seaside retreat of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was assassinated by the IRA in 1979 when a bomb destroyed his boat just offshore near Mullaghmore, an event that remains one of the most significant incidents of the Troubles-era conflict connected to the Republic. The castle itself is privately owned and not generally open to the public for tours, but its dramatic silhouette on the headland, visible from Mullaghmore village and the surrounding coastal roads and beaches, makes it a notable and photogenic landmark, and the surf beach at Mullaghmore below it is itself a well-known big-wave surfing spot.
Classiebawn Castle FAQs
No, it's privately owned and not generally open to the public; visitors typically view it from a distance from the surrounding roads and coastline.
It was the seaside home of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was assassinated by the IRA in 1979 when a bomb destroyed his boat just offshore near Mullaghmore.
No, viewing it from public roads or the coastline is free.
The beach below the castle is a well-known big-wave surfing spot, and the headland offers scenic coastal walks.
It was built in the 1870s for Lord Palmerston, the British prime minister, and later passed to the Mountbatten family.
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