Carrickmines
Carrickmines is an outer suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The area, still semi-rural, was historically on the border of English control and featured a defensive construction, Carrickmines Castle, which became the subject of national controversy during the building of a late stage of Dublin's M50 orbital motorway.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brennanstown Portal Tomb and Leopardstown Racecourse.
Brennanstown Portal Tomb
Archaeological site
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.
Leopardstown Racecourse
Sports venue
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Leopardstown Racecourse is a horse-racing course in Leopardstown, approximately 8 kilometres south of Dublin city centre, in Ireland. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing.
Tully Church
Ruins
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Tully Church is an ancient church in County Dublin, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherrywood and Deansgrange.
Cherrywood
Suburb
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Cherrywood is a developing suburb of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Cabinteely, Loughlinstown and Rathmichael. It is located to the southeast of the city, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Deansgrange
Suburb
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Deansgrange is a southern suburb of Dublin, centred on the crossroads of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane. The area shares the name Clonkeen with the area further east, known as Kill of the Grange. Deansgrange is situated 3 km north of Carrickmines.
Rathmichael
Quarter
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Rathmichael is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, in the local government area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near the southern border of County Dublin with County Wicklow. Rathmichael is situated 3 km southeast of Carrickmines.
Carrickmines
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.25324° or 53° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
-6.17189° or 6° 10′ 19″ westElevation
68 metres (223 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE CKMOpen location code
9C5M7R3H+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 52254161OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2965731Wikidata ID
Q4216042
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Carrickmines” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carrickmines”
- Dutch: “Carrickmines”
- Irish: “Carraig Mhaighin”
- Russian: “Каррикмайнс”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrickmines Castle and Carrickmines Croquet & Lawn Tennis Club.
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