Swords Castle
Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 21 metres (69 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: fortification
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Swords Round Tower and St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords.
St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords
380 metres southwest of Swords Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swords and Malahide.
Rowlestown
Rolestown or Rowlestown is a small village six miles…
6 km northwest of Swords Castle
Swords Castle
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Latitude
53.45986° or 53° 27′ 36″ north
Longitude
-6.22008° or 6° 13′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C5MFQ5H+WX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Swords Castle” goes by many names.
Swords gazteluaBasque
Castell de SwordsCatalan
Swords CastleDanish
Castelo de SwordsGalician
Κάστρο του ΣουόρντςGreek
Caisleán ShoirdIrish
Caisleán SordIrish
Замок СвордсUkrainian
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