Puck’s Castle
Puck's Castle is a castle ruin in Rathmichael, County Dublin, Ireland. The castle is thought to have been erected by Peter Talbot in 1537, along with nearby castles on the Pale, to defend from the incursions of the O'Toole clan.Photo: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: historic site in County Dublin, Ireland
- Address: Puck’s Castle Lane
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Rathmichael Church and Ballycorus Leadmines.
Old Rathmichael Church
Ruins
Photo: Rob Hurson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Rathmichael Church is a ruins, which is situated 630 metres east of Puck’s Castle.
Ballycorus Leadmines
Ruins
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballycorus leadmines is a former lead mining and smelting centre located in the townland of the same name, near Kilternan in County Dublin, Ireland. The mine opened around 1807 and was taken over by the Mining Company of Ireland in 1826 who owned and operated the site up until closure in 1913. Ballycorus Leadmines is situated 1 km southwest of Puck’s Castle.
Carrickgollogan
Peak
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickgollogan is a hill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland, towards the southern border of the traditional County Dublin. It is 276 metres high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of Rathmichael and Shankill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathmichael and Cherrywood.
Rathmichael
Quarter
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Rathmichael is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, in the local government area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near the southern border of County Dublin with County Wicklow.
Cherrywood
Suburb
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Cherrywood is a developing suburb of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Cabinteely, Loughlinstown and Rathmichael. It is located to the southeast of the city, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Ballybrack
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ballybrack is an outer residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the south of County Dublin, in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown council area. The suburb is 14 km south-east of Dublin city centre, and is south-west of Killiney, north-east of Loughlinstown, east of Cabinteely and north of Shankill. Ballybrack is situated 3 km northeast of Puck’s Castle.
Puck’s Castle
- Categories: fortified house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.23093° or 53° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.15492° or 6° 9′ 18″ westInception
1537Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9C5M6RJW+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 111504901OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q30970320
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Puck’s Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Puck’s Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán an Phúca”
- Russian: “Замок Пакс”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Пакс”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Rath and Rathmichael Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
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