Excalibur Filming Locations

Excalibur filming locations

Where was Excalibur filmed? Excalibur was filmed in 8 locations across Ireland in the following places:

Excalibur Filming Locations

County Kerry, in the peninsular southwest region of Ireland, is known for its pockets of Irish-language speakers and striking terrain. Passing rugged coastline and mountains, the Ring of Kerry is a popular scenic driving route skirting the edges of the Iveragh Peninsula. Within Killarney National Park’s 10,000-hectare limits are trails through forests, moorland and to landmarks like Torc Waterfall and Torc Mountain.

Roundwood, historically known as Tóchar, is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was listed as having a population of 948 in the 2016 census.

Tipperary, in Ireland’s province of Munster, is a landlocked rural county that’s home to mountains, rivers, lakes and farmland. The medieval and Celtic collection of ruins at the Rock of Cashel have sweeping pastoral views. Cahir Castle is an imposing 12th-century fortress sitting on an island in the River Suir. Tipperary's county town, Clonmel, is in the south, and is a gateway for exploring the region.

County Wicklow is a region south of Dublin in the east of Ireland. It’s known for its namesake mountains, Irish Sea coastline, country estates and the Wicklow Way. The 129km walking trail traverses the county, passing through Wicklow Mountains National Park. Within the park are glacial lakes, rivers and Glendalough, the remains of an early-medieval monastic settlement in a forested valley.

Excalibur (1981)
Runtime: 140 minutes
Rating: 7.3
Release year: 1981
IMDB: tt0082348
Plot summary

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

Genres
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Cast
Nigel Terry
Helen Mirren
Nicholas Clay
Cherie Lunghi
Directors
John Boorman
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Excalibur filming locations