Leixlip Castle

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Leixlip Castle is a historic medieval castle in County Kildare, Ireland, notable as one of the country’s oldest continuously inhabited castles.

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Leixlip Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval castle
architecturalStyle medieval
builtInCentury 12th century
builtInPeriod 12th century
category Castles in County Kildare
Historic houses in Ireland
Houses in the Republic of Ireland
coordinateLocation -6.493
53.365
country Ireland NERFINISHED
currentUse private residence
hasFeature battlements
courtyard
tower house elements
walled gardens
hasHistoricalSignificance example of Anglo-Norman fortification in Ireland
long-term continuous habitation
hasLandscapeFeature terraced gardens
hasNameOrigin Leixlip NERFINISHED
hasOwnerType private
hasTourismAspect heritage attraction
heritageStatus one of the oldest continuously inhabited castles in Ireland
isInhabited true
locatedIn County Kildare NERFINISHED
Leixlip NERFINISHED
Province of Leinster NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeArea Kildare County Council area NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Ireland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Dublin NERFINISHED
locatedOn River Liffey NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
nearbySettlement Leixlip town NERFINISHED
nearWaterBody River Liffey NERFINISHED
notableFor age
continuous occupation
medieval architecture
openToPublic partially
originalFunction fortified residence
region east of Ireland
surroundedBy parkland
usedAs private residence

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Leixlip hasFeature Leixlip Castle
Leixlip hasHistoricBuilding Leixlip Castle
River Rye Water locatedNear Leixlip Castle