Hotels near Malahide Castle

Grey stone towers with crenellated tops rise above open parkland here, where centuries of building meet in a single outline. Malahide Castle stands near the village of Malahide in Fingal, on land granted to the Talbot family in the twelfth century, and the Talbots held it until the twentieth century. The outline tells that long story plainly: a medieval core, later rounded corner towers and additions layered on over generations. Broad lawns and mature woodland spread across the surrounding demesne, and walled gardens lie beside the castle. As the Irish weather moves through, the light changes on the grey stone, turning it soft and silvery one hour and darker under rain cloud the next. Dublin Airport (DUB) lies within Fingal, so the county suits travellers arriving by air.