Ardgillan Castle

Ardgillan Castle is a country house near Balbriggan, County Fingal, Ireland. It is set in the 200-acre Ardgillan Demesne, a public park in the jurisdiction of Fingal County Council.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Balbriggan railway station and Balrothery Tower.

Balbriggan railway station

Railway station

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Balbriggan railway station serves Balbriggan in County Dublin. The station is located on the Dublin to Belfast railway line. It is the northern limit of Dublin's Short Hop Zone, meaning it is the last station Leap cards are valid at. Balbriggan railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Ardgillan Castle.

Balrothery Tower

Ruins

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Balrothery Tower is a tower house and a National Monument in Balrothery, Ireland.

Balrothery Church of Ireland Church

Museum

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Balrothery Church of Ireland Church is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balrothery and Balbriggan.

Balrothery

Village

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Balrothery is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called Baile Ruairí in Irish. The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282.

Balbriggan

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Balbriggan is a seaside town at the north end of County Dublin, 32 km north of Dublin city centre. It was a small fishing village until 1780 then grew rapidly as a textile town, processing cotton and linen.

Loughshinny

Village

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Loughshinny is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area. Loughshinny is situated 7 km southeast of Ardgillan Castle.

Ardgillan Castle

Type: Estate
Description: Country house and demesne near Balbriggan, north of Dublin, Ireland
Categories: castle and agriculture
Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.59111° or 53° 35′ 28″ north

Longitude

-6.16333° or 6° 9′ 48″ west

Elevation

38 metres (125 feet)

Open location code

9C5MHRRP+CM

GeoNames ID

2966917

Wikidata ID

Q3756643

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ardgillan Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Ardgillan gaztelua”
Catalan: “Castell d’Ardgillan”
Dutch: “Ardgillan Castle”
German: “Ardgillan Castle”
Spanish: “Castillo de Ardgillan”
Ukrainian: “Замок Ардгіллан”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tanners Water and Cross of the Cage.

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