Carrickmines

united kingdom

Carrickmines is a residential area in south County Dublin, well-connected to the city center by the M50 and N11, about 15 kilometers from Dublin's heart. The M50 junction here gives quick access to Dublin Airport and the rest of the greater Dublin area, while the R117 Enniskerry Road leads to Powerscourt and the Dublin Mountains. The area has grown around retail developments and golf courses, but its most notable feature remains the 13th-century ruins of Carrickmines Castle near the retail park, one of County Dublin's oldest Norman fortifications.