Carrickmines Castle, Dublin

Name: Carrickmines Castle
Address: Dublin, Ireland

#264 among attractions in Dublin

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Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland. The castle was built in the Middle Ages to protect the English-ruled Pale around Dublin. The mostly subsurface ruins lay in the path of the M50 Motorway, completed in 2005. Sections of the medieval walls and some sections of the castle's defensive structures were preserved within or under M50 roundabouts. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°15'11"N, 6°10'29"W

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Carrickmines Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leopardstown Racecourse, Brennanstown Portal Tomb, Tully Church, Cabinteely.

1.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Horse track
Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin
28 min walk • Leopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue, located in Leopardstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, 8 km south of the Dublin city centre. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing.
0.7 miE
Archaeological site
Brennanstown Portal Tomb, Dublin
17 min walk • Brennanstown Portal Tomb, also called Glendruid Dolmen or Cabinteely Dolmen, is a dolmen constructed in Prehistoric Ireland and located in County Dublin. It is a National Monument.
1 miSE
Archaeological site
Tully Church, Dublin
25 min walk • Tully Church is an ancient church in County Dublin, Ireland.
1 miNE
Area
Cabinteely, Dublin
27 min walk • Cabinteely is a suburb of Dublin's southside. It is located in the jurisdiction of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland.
1 miNW
53°15'33"N • 6°11'51"W
Leopardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin
27 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.1 miW
53°15'2"N • 6°12'3"W
Stepaside Golf Course, Dublin
28 min walk • Golf
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Ballyogan, Dublin
28 min walk • Ballyogan is a residential area in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland, located approximately 12 km south of Dublin city centre.
1.1 miSE
Street
Morehampton Road, Shankill
28 min walk • Morehampton Road is a road running through Donnybrook in Dublin, Ireland. It runs from the junction of Upper Leeson Street and Sussex Road to Donnybrook Road. It meets Wellington Place, Herbert Park and Marlborough Road.
1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Jackson Park, Dublin
25 min walk • Jackson Park is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in Kilternan, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is currently the home of Wayside Celtic F.C.