Monkstown Castle
| Monkstown Castle | ||
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 Monkstown Castle from the north |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Baile na Manach | |
| Creation time : | 12th or 13th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish clergy | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Monkstown | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 17 '20.1 " N , 6 ° 9' 1.9" W | |
| Height: | 26 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Monkstown Castle ( Irish Caisleán Baile na Manach ) is a ruined castle in Monkstown , a suburb of the Irish capital Dublin in County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown .
The castle was believed to have been built by the monks of the Abbey of the Virgin Mary near Dublin in the 12th or 13th centuries.