Where was Excalibur filmed?

1981 film by John Boorman

Excalibur (1981) was filmed in Suir, Powerscourt Waterfall, Cahir Castle, Roundwood, Powerscourt Estate, Wicklow Head and 1 more place, 7 places named in its Wikipedia article, in Ireland. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.

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Places per Wikipedia's article

The article names 7 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

4 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.

• Powerscourt Estate Ireland

  “A key scene from the 1981 film Excalibur where Arthur fights Lancelot was filmed at the Waterfall.” Wikipedia

• Ardmore Studios Ireland

  “In 1981, Boorman filmed his $11.5 million epic Excalibur, where he cast a then-unknown Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne and Ciarán Hinds, at the studios and in the local hills of Wicklow.” Wikipedia

• Bray Ireland

  “Bray is home to Ireland's oldest film studios, Ardmore Studios, established in 1958, where films such as Excalibur, Braveheart and Breakfast on Pluto have been shot.” Wikipedia

• Cahir Castle Ireland

  “In 1981, it was used as a location for a battle scene in the film Excalibur.” Wikipedia

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