Golf ClubhouseCar Parking

Ballyoughtera Church & Graveyard

Walled Garden Lodges

Mews Lodges

Castle View

Heron’s Reach Gate Lodges

Main Entrance Lake View Walk

Castlemartyr Woods Walk Reception & Manor House

Suggested WalksShort: Lake View Walk (1km)Medium: Castlemartyr Woods Loop (3km)Long: Castlemartyr Woods & Ballyoughtera Church Ruins (4km)

Resort Map

Supermarket

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Cork(N25)

St. Joseph’s Church

Saint Anne’s Church

Resort & Walking Map

Castlemartyr Castle

Lake View Walk

Health Club & Swimming Pool

A Brief History of Castlemartyr ResortNestled amid Cork’s woodlands, Castlemartyr (Baile na Martra) is a destination richly steeped in Irish history and tradition.

The castle, from which the village of Castlemartyr takes its name, was first built in 1210 by the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar were one of the most famous of the Christian military orders, under the leadership of Richard Earl de Clare, more commonly known as Strongbow.

In the centuries that followed, the lands changed hands many times, among its owners were Sir Walter Raleigh and Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Cork. It was under Boyle’s stewardship that the construction of the magnificent Manor House took place in the 17th century. Painstakingly restored to its original grandeur, the Manor House now forms the centerpiece of the Castlemartyr Resort.

Following a rebellion in 1578, the Earl of Desmond James Fitzgerald had his estates forfeited to the Crown and awarded to Sir Walter Raleigh.

Prior to Sir Walter Raleigh’s departure from Youghal on his historic voyage to South America, Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Cork acquired Raleigh’s Estates.

Historical features that can be found in the area include the tomb of the third Earl of Cork, and the unique Templar Cross, which composes the centerpiece of the Castlemartyr Resort coat of arms.

For further information on the history of Castlemartyr Resort, including the fascinating history of the Knight’s Bar, at various times in its history a chapel and a dance hall, please ask our front desk staff for more information.

The Golf Clubhouse