Ballyknockan
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. Ballyknockan is situated on the western edge of a large granite band extending from Dublin Bay to County Carlow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballyknockan quarry and Silsean.
Ballyknockan quarry
Quarry
Ballyknockan quarry, or more correctly Ballyknockan quarries, are a collection of disused granite quarries in the village of Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland.
Silsean
Peak
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Silsean at 698 metres, is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Moanbane
Peak
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Moanbane at 703 metres, is the 85th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland. Moanbane is situated 3 km east of Ballyknockan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valleymount and Lacken.
Valleymount
Village
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Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church.
Lacken
Hamlet
Lacken or Lackan is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains. Lacken is situated 4 km north of Ballyknockan.
Hollywood
Village
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Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. A population of less than 100 people registered in the 2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people. Hollywood is situated 7 km west of Ballyknockan.
Ballyknockan
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Wicklow, Ireland
- Category: locality
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10598° or 53° 6′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.49875° or 6° 29′ 56″ westElevation
244 metres (801 feet)Open location code
9C5M4G42+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3447216680OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Ballyknockan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballyknockan”
- Dutch: “Ballyknockan”
- French: “Ballyknockan”
- Irish: “Buaile an Chnocáin”
- Russian: “Баллиноккан”
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