Wicklow Mountains
The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into the counties of Dublin, Wexford and Carlow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 307 metres
- Description: mountain range in Ireland
- Also known as: “Wicklow Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glenmacnass Waterfall and Lough Dan.
Glenmacnass Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenmacnass Waterfall is an 80-metre high waterfall situated at the head of the Glenmacnass Valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. The Glenmacnass Waterfall is a popular tourist destination and scenic viewpoint area in the Wicklow Mountains.
Lough Dan
Lake
Lough Dan is a scenic boomerang-shaped ribbon lake largely set on private property, in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Lough Dan lake lies at the base of Luggala 595 metres and Knocknacloghoge 534 metres mountains. Lough Dan is situated 3½ km southeast of Wicklow Mountains.
Scarr
Peak
Scarr Mountain at 641 metres, is the 174th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 207th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Scarr is situated in the central sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, but off main "central spine" of the range that runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south. Scarr is situated 3½ km southeast of Wicklow Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roundwood and Annamoe.
Roundwood
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Roundwood is a small village in the hills of County Wicklow in Ireland, with a population in 2016 of 948. Its Irish name is An Tóchar, "the causeway" which probably refers to the approaches to the nearby monastic centre of Glendalough; but the main reason to be here is to hike its trails.
Annamoe
Hamlet
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Annamoe is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32 km south of Dublin. It is on the R755 road between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough. Annamoe is situated 8 km southeast of Wicklow Mountains.
Laragh
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Laragh is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies at the junction of three roads through the Wicklow Mountains and is primarily known for its proximity to the monastic settlement of Glendalough. Laragh is situated 9 km south of Wicklow Mountains.
Wicklow Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Wicklow Mountains” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال ويكلو”
- Basque: “Wicklow mendiak”
- Basque: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Breton: “Menezioù Cill Mhantáin”
- Catalan: “Monts Wicklow”
- Catalan: “Muntanyes Wicklow”
- Cebuano: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Chinese: “威克洛山脈”
- Czech: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Danish: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Dutch: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال ويكلو”
- Esperanto: “Montoj Wicklow”
- Estonian: “Wicklow‘ mäed”
- Estonian: “Wicklow’ mäed”
- Finnish: “Wicklowvuoret”
- French: “Montagnes de Wicklow”
- Georgian: “უიკლოუს მთები”
- German: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Icelandic: “Wicklow-fjöll”
- Indonesian: “Pegunungan Wicklow”
- Irish: “Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin”
- Italian: “Monti Wicklow”
- Japanese: “ウィックロー山地”
- Ladin: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Latvian: “Viklovas kalni”
- Lithuanian: “Viklou kalnai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wicklowfjellene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wicklow Mountains”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wicklowfjella”
- Norwegian: “Wicklowfjellene”
- Polish: “Góry Wicklow”
- Polish: “Wicklow”
- Romanian: “Munții Wicklow”
- Russian: “Горы Уиклоу”
- Russian: “Уиклоу-Маунтинз”
- Russian: “Уиклоу”
- Spanish: “Montes Wicklow”
- Swedish: “Wicklowbergen”
- Ukrainian: “Віклов-Маунтінз”
- Ukrainian: “Віклов”
- Ukrainian: “гори Віклов”
- Urdu: “سلسلہ کوہ ویکلو”
- Uzbek: “Viklou togʻlari”
- Venetian: “Monti Wicklow”
- Welsh: “Mynyddoedd Wicklow”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cloghoge and Carrigeershinnagh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brown Mountain and Carrigshouk.
County Wicklow: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bray, Wicklow Town, Arklow, and Glendalough.
Curious Peaks to Discover
Uncover intriguing peaks from every corner of the globe.
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