Carrickmines Castle, 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. ()
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Day trips
Carrickmines Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Leopardstown Racecourse, Brennanstown Portal Tomb, Tully Church, Cabinteely.
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How to get to Carrickmines Castle by public transport?
The nearest stations to Carrickmines Castle:
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- Glenamuck Road North • Lines: 63 (9 min walk)
- The Park, Carrickmines • Lines: 63 (9 min walk)
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- Carrickmines • Lines: Luas Green Line (6 min walk)
- Ballyogan Wood • Lines: Luas Green Line (11 min walk)