Fairy Castle
Fairy Castle is an archaeological site in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster. Fairy Castle is situated nearby to the peak Two Rock, as well as near the evergreen forest Ballyedmonduff Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Two Rock and Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb.
Two Rock
Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Two Rock is a mountain in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is 536 metres high and is the 382nd highest mountain in Ireland. It is the highest point of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.
Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and a National Monument in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is situated 1½ km southeast of Fairy Castle.
Kilmashogue
Peak
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmashogue or Kilmashoge is a mountain in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county in Ireland. It is 408 metres high and forms part of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencullen and Dundrum.
Glencullen
Village
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Glencullen is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. Glencullen is situated 2½ km southeast of Fairy Castle.
Dundrum
Town
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Dundrum, originally a village in its own right, is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Dundrum is located in the local authority area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council and the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. Dundrum is situated 6 km north of Fairy Castle.
Ballyboden
Village
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Ballyboden is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham, County Dublin, at the foot of the Dublin Mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon. Ballyboden is situated 6 km northwest of Fairy Castle.
Fairy Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23913° or 53° 14′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.24509° or 6° 14′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5M6QQ3+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 108079583OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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