What is recorded here
Puck's Castle stands as a three-storey ruin in Rathmichael, built around 1537 by Peter Talbot to resist O'Toole incursions. Local legend credits the Púca with haunting the stones, while history remembers James II fleeing there after the Boyne defeat. Jane Eleanor Sherrard vanished near its walls in 1867 while picking flowers, leaving behind a mystery the castle still seems to hold.
Puck's Castle is recorded as a castle in County Dublin. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Puck's Castle in County Dublin is traditionally associated with the 17th century and is believed to have been built by Sir Richard Cox, a prominent figure in the administration of the Irish government under Oliver Cromwell. The site is remembered for its historical connection to the Cromwellian period and as an example of early modern military architecture in Ireland.
Places near here
Bawn in RathmichaelBawn · 33 yd
Hillfort in RathmichaelHillfort · 326 yd
Rathmichael WalkWalking route · 441 yd
Shankill Housecountry house · 935 yd
Barnaslingan - Scalp Lookout TrailWalking route · 1.1 mi
Barnaslingan HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Loughlinstown WoodsNature reserve · 1.4 miOther information
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