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Malahide Castle today

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Malahide Castle

Malahide Castle is a medieval castle and country house near Malahide, north of Dublin, long held by the Talbot family from the late 12th century until the 20th century. The site comprises the castle building facing broad lawns and an extensive demesne that includes formal walled gardens, glasshouses and parkland used for recreation and events. Today the castle is a state-owned visitor attraction with guided tours and ancillary visitor facilities in the courtyard and grounds.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1185

Its prime

1765

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1765

The shape it held in its prime.

A broad, battlemented rectangular main block flanked by two prominent round drum towers with crenellated tops and narrow vertical windows; the left tower shows slender pointed-arch windows, the right tower rougher stonework. The central façade has large multi-light mullioned windows above a small arched entrance, with climbing ivy on the stone walls. The castle sits directly behind a wide formal lawn and gravel approach, set within mature trees and parkland; flagpoles rise from the towers.

Step inside

11 places to explore in 1765.

The record describes 11 distinct spots at Malahide Castle — including 2 interiors: great hall, oak room. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach across the lawnsMain entrance archLeft round tower exteriorRight round tower exteriorBattlements and rooflineGreat HallOak RoomCourtyard behind the castleTalbot Botanic Gardens (behind castle)Walled garden and Victorian conservatoryLady Acre cricket field

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See Malahide Castle with the fires lit.

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