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Donacarney Castle (ruin), near Balscaddan

Donacarney Castle (ruin) is a castle in County Meath, 11 km north of Balscaddan in County Dublin.

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County MeathThe county boundary encloses it, taken from the OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries. It is listed on this site under Balscaddan, which is the nearest settlement and is in County Dublin.
From Balscaddan
11 km north, in a straight line

The map does not yet record a website, opening hours and a phone number for Donacarney Castle (ruin). Anyone can add them on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.

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Donacarney Castle (ruin) is in Balscaddan, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 11 km north of the centre of Balscaddan in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Donacarney (111531), 90 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Donacarney 90 m
    bus D1
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Réalt na Mara 340 m
    bus 910
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  • Colp East 1.1 km
    bus 912
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  • Bettystown X 1.3 km
    buses 910 and 912
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  • Coney Hall 1.6 km
    bus D1
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Getting to Balscaddan covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other castles in Balscaddan

Nearest to Donacarney Castle (ruin) first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Donacarney Castle (ruin), in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 7 castles in Balscaddan

Questions people ask

Where is Donacarney Castle (ruin)?
Near Balscaddan, County Meath, 11 km north of the centre.
What are the opening hours of Donacarney Castle (ruin)?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Donacarney Castle (ruin) from the centre of Balscaddan?
11 km north of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other castles near Donacarney Castle (ruin)?
7 in Balscaddan altogether. The nearest are Ballygarth Castle, Dardistown Castle and Gormanston Castle.
How do you get to Donacarney Castle (ruin) without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Donacarney, 90 m away in a straight line, and bus D1 call there, run by Bus Éireann. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/453765964, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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