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Carrickmines Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 21st century
Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland. The castle was built in the Middle Ages to protect the English-ruled Pale around Dublin. The mostly subsurface ruins lay in the path of the M50 motorway, completed in 2005. Sections of the medieval walls and some sections of the castle's defensive structures were preserved within or under M50 roundabouts.
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Carrickmines Castle ranks #202 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded 2005 — one of 6 atlas entries founded in the 21st century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Carrickmines Castle?
Carrickmines Castle stands in Ireland, at 53.25329°, -6.1754°.
When was Carrickmines Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 2005. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Carrickmines Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #202 of 6,412 worldwide, and #28 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Carrickmines Castle?
Puck's Castle, about 3 km away.
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