Ireland · 18th century
Slane Castle (Irish: Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine) is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family seat of the Conyngham family since it was built in the late 18th century, on land first purchased in 1703 by Brig.-Gen. Henry Conyngham.
It holds the Slane events within the surrounding gardens with the Irish Independent claiming in 2004 that "Slane today is the kind of internationally recognised venue that can claim even Madonna's attention". The grounds form a natural amphitheatre.
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Slane Castle ranks #689 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 178 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1785, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,250 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Drogheda, 14 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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