Athcarne Castle
Athcarne Castle is a ruined Elizabethan castle outside the town of Duleek in County Meath, Ireland.Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaulstown Barrow and Athcarne Cross.
Gaulstown Barrow
Archaeological site
Gaulstown Barrow is a round barrow and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland. Gaulstown Barrow is situated 1¼ km northwest of Athcarne Castle.
Athcarne Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athcarne Cross, also called Gaulstown Cross or the White Cross, is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland. Athcarne Cross is situated 1 km northwest of Athcarne Castle.
St. Mary’s Abbey, Duleek
Ruins
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Abbey is a medieval monastery and National Monument located in Duleek, Ireland. St. Mary’s Abbey, Duleek is situated 4 km north of Athcarne Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardcath and Duleek.
Ardcath
Hamlet
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardcath is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. The surrounding villages include Garristown, Clonalvy, Duleek, Battramstown, Bellewstown and Stamullen. Ardcath is 12 km south of Drogheda and 31 km north of Dublin city centre. Ardcath is situated 3½ km southeast of Athcarne Castle.
Duleek
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duleek is a small town in County Meath, Ireland. Duleek takes its name from the Irish words daimh and liag, meaning house of stones, referring to an early stone-built church, St. Duleek is situated 4 km northeast of Athcarne Castle.
Kentstown
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kentstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is 10 kilometres east of Navan, at the junction of the R153 and R150 roads. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Kentstown is situated 6 km west of Athcarne Castle.
Athcarne Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Elizabethan castle in County Meath, Ireland
- Categories: castle ruin, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.622° or 53° 37′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.44121° or 6° 26′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C5MJHC5+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1136239692OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q19870866
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