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Ashtown Castle

Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
Ashtown Castle, a historic site in IrelandCathalpeelo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ashtown Castle, a historic site in Ireland
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Ashtown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

Ashtown Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Ásaigh) is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978. At that time, the Lodge was deemed structurally irreparable due to dry rot. However, as the building was being demolished, Ashtown Castle was discovered. It has now been restored and forms part of the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. It is thought to originally date from the 1430s, as it is built to dimensions that conform with a government policy of the time that offered £10 to those who built a castle for their own safety. The castle was later incorporated into the construction of Ashtown Lodge which was to serve as the official residence of the Under Secretary from 1782.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1430.

Wikidata Q726404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Office of Public Works
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates53.36575, -6.33054
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Martin Savage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Crescent Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ashington Park: 0.9 mi
  • Tolka Valley Park: 0.9 mi
  • John Paul II Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Chimpanzee: 0.9 mi
  • Western lowland gorilla: 1.0 mi
  • Southern white rhinoceros: 1.0 mi
  • Red-capped mangabey: 1.0 mi
  • Giraffe: 1.0 mi
Springs
Peaks
Museums: 57
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Toni's: 1.9 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 11.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • BBQ Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Ashtown Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureS 180°757 m13.0 mi
SeefinganS 189°722.9 m12.1 mi
SeahanSSW 192°647.3 m10.5 mi
TonduffS 170°642 m14.4 mi
SeefinSSW 192°620.6 m12.7 mi
Corrig MountainS 188°617.1 m10.6 mi
Tonduff East TopSSE 167°593 m14.9 mi
Glendoo MountainS 171°585.094 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5821:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4119:27
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/48806678

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