Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland

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Dangan Castle, in County Meath, Ireland, is an 18th-century country house best known as the childhood home of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
ruin
architecturalStyle Georgian
associatedWith Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellesley family
category Buildings and structures in County Meath
Country houses in Ireland
Ruined houses in Ireland
childhoodHomeOf Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
constructionStart early 18th century
country Ireland
currentUse ruin on private land
distanceFrom about 35 km from Dublin
about 8 km from Trim
era 18th century
fireOccurredIn 19th century
formerOwner Wellesley family
Wesley family
hasAlternativeName Dangan House
hasAlternativeSpelling Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dangan Castle, Co. Meath
hasBuildingType country seat
hasCondition ruinous
hasCoordinates approx. 53.492°N 6.707°W
hasFeature artificial lakes
avenues of trees
canals
formal gardens
ornamental islands
hasLandscapeDesigner Wesley family (patron-designed grounds)
heritageStatus recorded monument
locatedIn County Meath
Republic of Ireland
locatedNear Summerhill, County Meath
locatedOn Dangan Demesne
mentionedIn historical accounts of the Duke of Wellington
nearbySettlement Summerhill
Trim
notableFor being the childhood home of the Duke of Wellington
notableResident Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
ownedBy Wellesley family
Wesley family
partiallyDestroyedBy fire
province Leinster
surface form: Province of Leinster
region Leinster
surroundedBy parkland

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Lord Wellesley placeOfBirth Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland hasAlternativeSpelling Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Dangan Castle
this entity surface form: Dangan Castle, Co. Meath
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington birthPlace Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
this entity surface form: Dangan Castle, County Meath
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington deathPlace Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
this entity surface form: Dangan Castle, County Meath
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington residence Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
this entity surface form: Dangan Castle, County Meath