Dangan Castle

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Dangan Castle is a former stately home in County Meath, Ireland, which is now in a state of ruin. It is situated by Dangan Church on the Trim Road. The castle is the former seat of the Wesley family and is located outside the village of Summerhill. It was the childhood home of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°30'18"N, 6°45'11"W

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MeathIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: Trim Castle, Bective Abbey, The Black Friary, Sheep Gate.

3.7 miNW
Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle
Trim Castle, Trim
95 min walk • Trim Castle, the largest Norman castle in Ireland, stands proudly in the small town of Trim, situated in County Meath. This formidable medieval fortress was constructed over a period of 30 years by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter, beginning in 1176.
5.7 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Monastery
Bective Abbey, Navan
146 min walk • Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1147, and the remaining structure and ruins primarily date to the 15th century.
4.1 miN
Archaeological site
The Black Friary, Trim
105 min walk • The Black Friary, a historical landmark nestled in the heritage town of Trim, Ireland, is an evocative site that offers a glimpse into the country's medieval past. Established in the 13th century, this Dominican friary was named for the black cloaks of the Dominican...
3.7 miNW
City gate
Sheep Gate, Trim
96 min walk • Nestled within the historic fabric of Trim, Ireland, stands the Sheep Gate, a silent sentinel and the last remaining city gate of this medieval town. This modest yet significant structure harks back to an era when city walls and gates were paramount in defending the...
3.6 miN
Monastery
Newtown Abbey, Trim
92 min walk • Newtown Abbey is a medieval monastery and National Monument located in Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
3.7 miN
Monastery
St. Mary's Abbey, Trim
96 min walk • St. Mary's Abbey in Trim, County Meath, Ireland is a former house of Augustinian canons dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. The abbey was situated on the north bank of the River Boyne, opposite Trim Castle, on land given to St.
1.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Laracor, Trim
45 min walk • Laracor, in Irish Láithreach Cora, is a civil parish which is located in County Meath in Ireland, south of Trim. It overlaps with the electoral division of the same name.
3.5 miN
Monastery
St. John's Priory
90 min walk • St. John's Priory is a medieval priory and hospital and National Monument located near Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
4 miNW
Church
Trim Cathedral, Trim
102 min walk • The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Trim is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Meath, it is now one of two cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare which is part of the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
3.7 miN
Memorial
Porch Fields, Trim
94 min walk • The Porch Fields is an area of medieval farmland outside Trim, Ireland with a medieval roadway that forms a National Monument.
6 miE
Archaeological site
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
153 min walk • Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle.