John Montague explores Dunsoghly Castle in North County Dublin, one of Ireland’s most interesting buildings
Should you find yourself on the right-hand window seat flying out of Dublin Airport into the western sky, you might catch a glimpse of one of Ireland’s most arresting medieval buildings, Dunsoghly Castle, in the parish of St Margaret’s, north county Dublin, a mile or two west of the airport runway. A very fine and intact version of a type of building that remains still widespread across Ireland, Dunsoghly Castle stands almost 80ft (24m) high. The OPW site cannot be reached by road and is only accessible by crossing private farm land, which means the castle is infrequently visited and well preserved.
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