Duke of Dorset Gate

Duke of Dorset Gate is a sally port in Dublin, Leinster. Duke of Dorset Gate is situated nearby to Magazine Fort, as well as near the sports venue UCD Rowing Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magazine Fort and Kilmainham Gaol.

Magazine Fort

Castle

Photo: Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0.

The Magazine Fort is a bastion fort and magazine located within the Phoenix Park, in Dublin, Ireland. Built in 1735, it was occupied by British Armed Forces until 1922 when it was turned over to the Irish Defence Forces after the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Kilmainham Gaol

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin. Opened in the late 18th century as the County of Dublin Gaol, it is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works. Kilmainham Gaol is situated 1 km southeast of Duke of Dorset Gate.

Irish National War Memorial Gardens

Park

Photo: Osioni, Public domain.

The Irish National War Memorial Gardens is an Irish war memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin, dedicated "to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914–1918", out of a total of 206,000 Irishmen who served in the British forces alone during the war. Irish National War Memorial Gardens is situated 500 metres south of Duke of Dorset Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inchicore and Oxmantown.

Inchicore

Suburb

Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inchicore is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Located approximately 5 kilometres west of the city centre, Inchicore was originally a small village separate from Dublin.

Oxmantown

Suburb

Oxmantown was a suburb on the opposite bank of the Liffey from Dublin, in what is now the city's Northside. It was founded in the 12th century by Hiberno-Norse Dubliners or "Ostmen" who either migrated voluntarily or were expelled from inside of the city walls of Dublin after the Anglo-Norman invasion and the 1171 beheading of Hasculf, the last Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin by the invading army.

Rialto

Suburb

Photo: Deitel55, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rialto is an inner suburb of Dublin, situated on the city's southside. The area takes its name from the Harcourt Bridge, which was commonly known as the Rialto Bridge due to its resemblance to the shape of the bridge of that name in Venice.

Duke of Dorset Gate

Type: Sally port
Inscription: “EXTRUCTA IMPER ANTE GEORGIO SECVNDO; REGIS LOCVM TENENTE LIONELLO SACKVILLE; DVCE DORSETIAE”
Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.34889° or 53° 20′ 56″ north

Longitude

-6.31585° or 6° 18′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C5M8MXM+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 409140225

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Highlights include Magazine Fort and UCD Rowing Club.

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