White's Castle

White's Castle
Native name
An Caisleán Bán / Caisleán de Faoite (Irish)
White Castle
White's Castle viewed from the west
TypeTower house
LocationDuke Street, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates52°59′32″N 6°59′04″W / 52.9923°N 6.9845°W / 52.9923; -6.9845
Built1527 (on site of earlier 15th century castle)
Architectural style(s)Norman, Tudor
OwnerDolores Cahill
Location of White's Castle in Athy
White's Castle (Ireland)

White's Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier 15th-century castle, White's Castle was built to guard the main river crossing in Athy (Irish: Baile Átha Í, meaning 'town of the ford of Ae') and was extended over successive centuries.