Salestown Castle (in ruins)
Salestown Castle (in ruins) is a ruins in County Meath, Leinster. Salestown Castle (in ruins) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Salestown Church, as well as near the cemetery Salestown Graveyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station and Carton House.
Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station
Railway station
Leixlip Louisa Bridge is a railway station in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, Ireland. It is one of two stations that serve the civil parish of Leixlip, the other being Leixlip Confey. Leixlip Louisa Bridge railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Salestown Castle (in ruins).
Carton House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100 acres estate, from an original estate of 70,000 acres. Carton House is situated 2 km southwest of Salestown Castle (in ruins).
Conolly’s Folly
Photo: Ilja Klutman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure located between Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland. It was built in the mid-18th century by the Conolly family, then owners of the Castletown Estate. Conolly’s Folly is situated 4 km southwest of Salestown Castle (in ruins).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maynooth and Dunboyne.
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.
Dunboyne
Town
Photo: Прон, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunboyne is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. Dunboyne is situated 4½ km northeast of Salestown Castle (in ruins).
Leixlip
Town
Photo: Magnolia677, CC BY 4.0.
Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 5 km southeast of Salestown Castle (in ruins).
Salestown Castle (in ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40057° or 53° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.53698° or 6° 32′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5MCF27+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 1220384149OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Salestown Castle (in ruins)” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Caisleáin Baile an tSálaigh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salestown Graveyard and Salestown Church.
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Explore places such as Killarkin House and Leinster Wood.
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