Built from 1204 on the orders of King John on the site of a Viking settlement, it served as the seat of English and British rule in Ireland for over 700 years. Visitors can see the surviving medieval Record Tower, the Chapel Royal, and the State Apartments used for presidential inaugurations.
Visiting Dublin Castle
Yes, OPW managed, daily guided and self-guided tours
"Built from 1204 on the orders of King John on the site of a Viking settlement, it served as the seat of English and British rule in Ireland for over 700 years."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Clontarf Castle, 5.19 km away in Clontarf, Dublin — Site of a castle built in 1172 by the Norman Hugh de Lacy near the site of the 1014 Battle of Clontarf; the present building is a Victorian reconstruction dating to 1837 designed by William Vitruvius Morrison.
Nearest castle hotel · 5.19 km
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf, Dublin, Co. Dublin · 4-star
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