Castle · Shankill · Dublin

Puck's Castle

Puck's Castle is a historic site in County Dublin. The neighbourhood of Shankill includes it. Look also at Manderley Castle, 4.5 km away.

Photo: Puck's Castle, Suckindiesel (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Shankill

inside the neighbourhood

How well known

Top 12%

#209 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle in Shankill

Inside Shankill

Puck's Castle is inside Shankill’s neighbourhood, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Shankill

Warmest in Shankill are June to September, at 17–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°79 mm

Feb9° / 3°68 mm

Mar11° / 4°64 mm

Apr13° / 6°61 mm

May15° / 8°62 mm

Jun18° / 11°69 mm

Jul20° / 12°59 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 11°69 mm

Oct14° / 8°92 mm

Nov11° / 6°105 mm

Dec9° / 4°89 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Shankill, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Shankill (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Shankill’s full climate →

About

Puck's Castle

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Puck's Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Shankill

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Puck's Castle, mapped

Numbered points are the places near Puck's Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns close to Puck's Castle

By population, Bray leads the 8 with 33,512. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.

1 · It’s in town

Shankill

11,009 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 600 m north of it

Cabinteely

15,864 people · 24 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Stepaside

22,796 people · 24 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Killiney

9,776 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Puck's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Shankill	It’s in town	11,009	20
Cabinteely	600 m north of it	15,864	24
Stepaside	1.5 km northwest of it	22,796	24
Killiney	1.9 km northeast of it	9,776	19
Bray	2.4 km southeast of it	33,512	16
Foxrock	2.6 km north of it	12,163	22
Ballybrack	2.7 km northeast of it	2,872	18
Enniskerry	2.8 km south of it	2,000	9

Each has its own page of things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Puck's Castle

Pair it with 3 gardens, 2 castles and 2 art galleries, all within 15 km.

CastleManderley Castle4.5 km away 2

CastleArchbold's Castle6.2 km away 3GardenGardenFestina Lente Gardens2.8 km away 4Art galleryArt galleryMermaid Arts Centre4.5 km away 5GardenGardenMornington Garden5.3 km away 6GardenGardenPowerscourt House & Gardens5.6 km away 7Art galleryArt galleryThe Corner Studio4.4 km away 8Historic siteHistoric siteMapas Monument4.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Puck's Castle

Where is Puck's Castle?

Puck's Castle is in Shankill, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is Puck's Castle?

Historic site in County Dublin, Ireland.

How well known is Puck's Castle?

Puck's Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Puck's Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Shankill, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Puck's Castle?

Within 15 km: Manderley Castle (4.5 km), Archbold's Castle (6.2 km), Festina Lente Gardens (2.8 km) and Mermaid Arts Centre (4.5 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Archbold's Castle: DDoghaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).