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Castle · Dublin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Ashtown Castle in Dublin

Ashtown Castle is a castle in Dublin, County Dublin. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 780 m you'll find a public toilet and a bench.

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The story

Audio tour · Ashtown Castle

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You're standing at Ashtown Castle, right in the middle of Dublin's Phoenix Park. Take a look at that sturdy, square tower. It's a tower house, a kind of small fortified home where a family could live in safety. It's probably close to six hundred years old.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 40 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Ashtown Castle, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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