Puck's Castle
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 Puck's Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán to Phúca | |
| Creation time : | 16th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Shankill | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 13 '51.4 " N , 6 ° 9' 17.5" W | |
| Height: | 132 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Puck's Castle ( Irish Caisleán an Phúca ) is a ruined castle in the suburb Shankill of the Irish capital Dublin in County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown .
The castle, actually a permanent house , was built at the end of the 16th century. It served as a retreat for King James II of England when his army fled the Battle of the Boyne . One explanation for the name of the building is the legend that a ghost or “ púca ” is said to have lived in it.
In June 1867 the daughter of an Englishman who lived there disappeared near the castle. Jane Eleanor Sherrard , daughter of Henry and Margaret Sherrard , left the house to pick flowers for dinner. When she did not return home that evening, the police called, and they carried out a search in a large area. The last time the local postman had seen Jane pick flowers at the foot of the north wall of Puck's Castle. To this day, the circumstances of their disappearance have not been clarified.