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Swords
At the northern end of the street stands Swords Castle, 200m northeast of the ecclesiastical site, which was built in the early 13th century. A short distance north of the castle is the elevation known as Spittal Hill, where a hospital once stood.
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Name: Swords topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Swords, Fingal, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (53.44097 -6.26919 53.47797 -6.19511)
Average elevation: 25 m
Minimum elevation: -5 m
Maximum elevation: 70 m
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