Blacklion

Blacklion is a hamlet in County Carlow, Leinster. Blacklion is situated nearby to the locality Patrickstreet, as well as near Caledon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moylisha Wedge Tomb and Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Moylisha Wedge Tomb

Archaeological site

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Moylisha Wedge Tomb, also called Labbanasighe, is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Moylisha Wedge Tomb is situated 3 km east of Blacklion.

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Church

Photo: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

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Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 3 km northwest of Blacklion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardattin and Parkbridge.

Ardattin

Village

Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardattin is a village and townland in County Carlow, Ireland, 6 km south of Tullow. It lies in the civil parish of Ardoyne in the historical barony of Forth. Ardattin is situated 2½ km west of Blacklion.

Parkbridge

Locality

Parkbridge is a village in the civil parish of Moyacomb, barony of Shillelagh, County Wicklow, Ireland. Parkbridge is situated 6 km southeast of Blacklion.

Clonegall

Village

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Clonegal, officially Clonegall, is a village in the southeast of County Carlow, Ireland. It is in a rural setting, close to the border between counties Wexford and Carlow, 5 km from Bunclody, County Wexford and 22 km from Carlow town. Clonegall is situated 6 km south of Blacklion.

Blacklion

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.75165° or 52° 45′ 6″ north

Longitude

-6.67035° or 6° 40′ 13″ west

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Open location code

9C4MQ82H+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52253149

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2966139

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