Swords Castle

Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. At least partially occupied through the 16th and 17th centuries, the castle was used as a place of rendezvous by Anglo-Irish Catholic families during the 1641 Rebellion. The site was afforded protection as a national monument and placed under the guardianship of the Office of Public Works in the early 20th century. As of the late 20th and early 21st century, the site was subject to a program of "long-term phased restoration", and is partially opened for tours. The site is listed on Fingal County Council's Record of Protected Structures.

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Swords Castle ranks #2,468 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 172 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,188 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dublin, 13 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.

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