Dunsany Castle and Demesne
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.Photo: Skarldrums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle begun 12th century, in continuous ownership, County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as: “Dunsany”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Killeen Church.
Killeen Church
Ruins
Killeen Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
Rath Meave
Archaeological site
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rath Meave is a henge located near the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. It is a National Monument. Rath Meave is situated 3½ km north of Dunsany Castle and Demesne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmessan and Drumree.
Kilmessan
Village
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmessan is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated 10/15 minutes away from Dunshaughlin, Trim and Navan, 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs. Kilmessan is situated 4 km northwest of Dunsany Castle and Demesne.
Drumree
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumree is a settled area in the civil parish of Knockmark, south County Meath, Ireland, south of Dunsany and approximately 26 kilometres from Dublin city centre. Drumree is situated 4 km southeast of Dunsany Castle and Demesne.
Dunshaughlin
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunshaughlin is a town in County Meath, Ireland. A commuter town for nearby Dublin, Dunshaughlin more than tripled in population between the 1996 and 2022 censuses. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Dunshaughlin is situated 6 km southeast of Dunsany Castle and Demesne.
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.53562° or 53° 32′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.62083° or 6° 37′ 15″ westElevation
81 metres (266 feet)Open location code
9C5MG9PH+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 326539610OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2964473Wikidata ID
Q5315670
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Dunsany Castle and Demesne” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dunsany gaztelua”
- Chinese: “鄧薩尼城堡”
- German: “Dunsany Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Dhún Samhna”
- Irish: “Caisleán Dhún Samhnaí”
- Japanese: “ダンセイニ城”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Дансані”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dunsany and Corballis.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Front Lawn and The Bull Field / The Paddock.
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