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は、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,454位（全3,734件中）、アイルランドの53件では23位にランクされています。1200年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の80%より古い城です（12世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の225件のひとつ）。アイルランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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