Horse Shoe
Horse Shoe is a shoal in County Wicklow, Leinster. Horse Shoe is situated nearby to the locality Dunbur, as well as near Wicklow Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wicklow Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wicklow Head and Wicklow Town.
Wicklow Head
Locality
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wicklow Head is a headland near the southeast edge of the town of Wicklow in County Wicklow, approximately 3 kilometres from the centre of the town. Geographically, it is the easternmost point on the mainland of the Republic of Ireland.
Wicklow Town
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wicklow Town is the county town of County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland; in 2022 it had a population of about 13,000. It forms a semicircle around Wicklow harbour, while just north lies 'The Murrough', a grassy walking area beside the sea, and the eastern coastal strip.
Rathnew
Village
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Rathnew is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. Located south of the capital Dublin along the M11 between Dublin and Wexford, it is close to the county town of Wicklow, which is situated 3 km to the east. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Rathnew is situated 8 km northwest of Horse Shoe.
Horse Shoe
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.95° or 52° 57′ northLongitude
-5.99722° or 5° 59′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C4PW2X3+X4GeoNames ID
3230494
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