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Rathdown Castle
53.1582° N, -6.0744° E
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Rathdown Castle is a ruined castle and ancient settlement site located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
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Castle burned by O'Byrnes
1301
Manor conveyed to Nigel le Brun
c. 1305
Castle rebuilt
1308
Church building date
1530
Documented settlement with mill
1534
Lands granted to Peter Talbot
1536
Recorded as ruinous in Down Survey
1657
Legendary founding by Érimón
1699 BC
Captain Tarrant acquires land and reuses stone
1771
Modern excavation uncovers medieval pottery
2010
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