Puck's Castle

Ireland / Wicklow / Enniskerry /

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A tower house, ruin.
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The "castle,” actually a fortified house, was built in the late 16th century. It provided a refuge in 1690 for James II and his army fleeing the Battle of the Boyne. One explanation for its name is that a ghost or puca inhabited the castle.

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Coordinates: 53°13'51"N 6°9'17"W

Foxrock / Carraig an tSionnaigh 4.3 km
Leopardstown Racecourse 4.6 km
The Gallops 4.7 km
Three Rock Mountain / Binn Trí Charraig (450m) 6.2 km
Sandyford Industrial Estate 6.3 km
Ticknock Wood 6.5 km
Sandyford (Áth an Gaineamh) 6.6 km
Stillorgan (Stigh Lorcáin) 6.9 km
County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) 22 km
County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin) 34 km

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Foxrock / Carraig an tSionnaigh Leopardstown Racecourse The Gallops Three Rock Mountain / Binn Trí Charraig (450m) Sandyford Industrial Estate Ticknock Wood Sandyford (Áth an Gaineamh) Stillorgan (Stigh Lorcáin) County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin)