Ballyknockan
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. The village is known for its granite quarries which were the site of intensive industry from 1824 until the mid-20th century.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 metres (800 feet)
- Description: village in County Wicklow, Ireland
Places of Interest
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Ballyknockan quarry
Quarry
Ballyknockan quarry, or more correctly Ballyknockan…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valleymount and Lacken.
Valleymount
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland.
Hollywood
Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.
7 km west of Ballyknockan
Ballyknockan
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Latitude
53.10598° or 53° 6′ 22″ north
Longitude
-6.49875° or 6° 29′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C5M4G42+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Ballyknockan” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
County Wicklow: Highlights
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