Cahir Castle wins title of Europe’s favourite filming location

OPW's Cahir Castle, one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved historic castles, has won the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) Location Award 2021.

Nominated by Screen Ireland as the location for The Green Knight, Cahir Castle won by public support against four other shortlisted European film locations. This historic treasure, located in County Tipperary, was announced as winner at this week's prestigious Berlin Film Festival.

Cahir Castle has captured the imagination of multiple filmmakers over the past decades. In David Lowery’s 2021 film – a fantasy retelling of the famous medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – the 13th-century fortress features as the Camelot of Arthurian legend, a role it has starred in before in the 1981 film Excalibur.

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More information about the award and the other shortlisted filming locations can be found at eufcn.com/eufcn-location-award-2021-the-finalists .