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Fingal

Swords Castle

Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in . 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.
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Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortification
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swords Round Tower and St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords.

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 380 metres southwest of Swords Castle.

Church
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is situated 380 metres southwest of Swords Castle.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km west of Swords Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swords and Malahide.

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is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in , which in 1994 was divided, with becoming the county town of Fingal. is within the town limits and much of is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.

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is a seaside town 18 km northeast of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 18,608. Historically it's part of , which was divided so nowadays is governed by County Fingal.

Village
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Rolestown, is a small village six miles north-west of along the R125 in , , . It lies about halfway between Swords and . is situated 6 km northwest of Swords Castle.

Swords Castle

Latitude
53.45986° or 53° 27′ 36″ north
Longitude
-6.22008° or 6° 13′ 12″ west
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
9C5MFQ5H+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23587238
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11749936
Wiki­data ID
Q430193
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Swords Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Swords gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Swords”
  • Danish: “Swords Castle”
  • French: “château de Swords”
  • French: “Château de Swords”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Swords”
  • German: “Swords Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Σουόρντς”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Shoird”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Sord”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Swords”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Свордс”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swords Castle”. Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.