Shankill Castle

Shankill Castle is a castle in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster. Shankill Castle is situated nearby to the ruins Old Rathmichael Church, as well as near the suburb Cherrywood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puck’s Castle and Old Rathmichael Church.

Puck’s Castle

Ruins

Photo: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5.

Puck's Castle is a castle ruin in Rathmichael, County Dublin, Ireland. The castle is thought to have been erected by Peter Talbot in 1537, along with nearby castles on the Pale, to defend from the incursions of the O'Toole clan. Puck’s Castle is situated 1 km northwest of Shankill Castle.

Old Rathmichael Church

Ruins

Photo: Rob Hurson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Old Rathmichael Church is a ruins, which is situated 740 metres northwest of Shankill Castle.

Shankill railway station

Railway station

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Shankill railway station serves Shankill, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Shankill railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Shankill Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathmichael and Cherrywood.

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.

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.

Ballybrack

Suburb

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Ballybrack is an outer residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the south of County Dublin, in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown council area. The suburb is 14 km south-east of Dublin city centre, and is south-west of Killiney, north-east of Loughlinstown, east of Cabinteely and north of Shankill. Ballybrack is situated 3 km north of Shankill Castle.

Shankill Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.22694° or 53° 13′ 37″ north

Longitude

-6.14083° or 6° 8′ 27″ west

Elevation

54 metres (177 feet)

Open location code

9C5M6VG5+QM

GeoNames ID

3315429

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