Castleknock Castle
Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Dublin, Ireland. It is now the site of St. Vincent's Castleknock College, an all-boys Catholic school.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Ruined Norman castle in Dublin, Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castleknock College and Farmleigh.
Castleknock College
School
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Castleknock College is a voluntary Vincentian secondary school for boys, situated in the residential suburb of Castleknock, eight km west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. Castleknock College is situated 140 metres northeast of Castleknock Castle.
Farmleigh
Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the northwest of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock. Farmleigh is situated 740 metres southeast of Castleknock Castle.
Farmleigh Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Farmleigh Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge, Guinness Bridge or Strawberry Beds Bridge, is a disused bridge spanning the River Liffey and the Lower Lucan Road in the Strawberry Beds, Dublin, Ireland. Farmleigh Bridge is situated 1 km south of Castleknock Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleknock and Blanchardstown.
Castleknock
Village
Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castleknock is an affluent neighbourhood centred around a village in Dublin, Ireland, located 8 km west of Dublin city centre. It is in the modern county of Fingal.
Blanchardstown
Town
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.
Clonsilla
Village
Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonsilla is a northwestern suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland. Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the traditional County Dublin. Clonsilla is situated 3½ km northwest of Castleknock Castle.
Castleknock Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.36826° or 53° 22′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.36976° or 6° 22′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5M9J9J+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 8165035521OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3752934
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Castleknock Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castleknock gaztelua”
- German: “Castleknock Castle”
- Polish: “Castleknock Castle”
- Polish: “Zamek Castleknock”
- Polish: “Zamek w Castleknock”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Кастлкнок”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rag Well and Farmleigh Gallery.
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