Carty’s Castle

Carty’s Castle is a ruins in South Dublin, Leinster. Carty’s Castle is situated nearby to the peak Slieve Gorra, as well as near the forest Hellfire Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montpelier Hill and Tallaght Stadium.

Montpelier Hill

Peak

Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montpelier Hill or Mountpelier, also known as Slieve Gorra, is a hill in County Dublin, Ireland, with a height of 383 metres. It is at the northern edge of the Wicklow Mountains and overlooks Dublin city.

Tallaght Stadium

Stadium

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tallaght Stadium is an association football stadium in Ireland based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium in July 1996. Tallaght Stadium is situated 3½ km northwest of Carty’s Castle.

Mount Venus

Archaeological site

Mount Venus is a megalithic site on the Mount Venus Road in Edmondstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is a national heritage site. It has been described by Borlase as one of the most magnificent in the world. Mount Venus is situated 2 km east of Carty’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballycullen and Firhouse.

Ballycullen

Suburb

Ballycullen is a townland and suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Ballycullen townland, which has an area of approximately 0.45 km2, is in the civil parish of Tallaght.

Firhouse

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Firhouse is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the south of County Dublin, Ireland. It is in the local government area of South Dublin. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. Firhouse is situated 2½ km north of Carty’s Castle.

Tallaght

Town

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tallaght is a southwestern outer suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, and is the county town of South Dublin. Tallaght was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres. Tallaght is situated 3½ km northwest of Carty’s Castle.

Carty’s Castle

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Dollymount House”
Category: historic site
Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.25753° or 53° 15′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.34023° or 6° 20′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C5M7M55+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 313611345

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Highlights include Slieve Gorra and Hellfire Wood.

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