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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steward’s Lodge and Castleknock Castle.
Steward’s Lodge
House
Photo: Sun Ladder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Steward's Lodge is a house which was originally part of the Farmleigh estate, alongside the Phoenix Park in Dublin. It is sometimes used as a residence by the Taoiseach of Ireland. Steward’s Lodge is situated 160 metres northeast of Farmleigh.
Castleknock Castle
Castle
Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. The Irish name of Castleknock is Caisleán Cnucha, derived from the older forms Cnoc and Cnucha mentioned in medieval sources. Castleknock Castle is situated 740 metres northwest of Farmleigh.
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 570 metres southwest of Farmleigh.
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. Blanchardstown is situated 2½ km northwest of Farmleigh.
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. Inchicore is situated 4 km southeast of Farmleigh.
Farmleigh
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: state guest house in Dublin, Ireland
- Categories: architectural structure, organization, house, building, and tourism
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.36521° or 53° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-6.35985° or 6° 21′ 36″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C5M9J8R+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 112679811OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3545012
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