Carrickgollogan

Carrickgollogan is a hill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland, towards the southern border of the traditional County Dublin. It is 276 metres high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of Rathmichael and Shankill.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 275 metres
Description: 276m high mountain in Ireland
Also known as: “Carrickgollogan Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shankill-Carickgollogan Wedge Tomb and Ballycorus Leadmines.

Shankill-Carickgollogan Wedge Tomb

Archaeological site

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Shankill-Carickgollogan Wedge Tomb is an archaeological site.

Ballycorus Leadmines

Ruins

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Ballycorus leadmines is a former lead mining and smelting centre located in the townland of the same name, near Kilternan in County Dublin, Ireland. The mine opened around 1807 and was taken over by the Mining Company of Ireland in 1826 who owned and operated the site up until closure in 1913.

Puck’s Castle

Ruins

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Puck's Castle is a castle ruin in Rathmichael, County Dublin, Ireland. The castle is thought to have been erected by Peter Talbot in 1537, along with nearby castles on the Pale, to defend from the incursions of the O'Toole clan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathmichael and Enniskerry.

Rathmichael

Quarter

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Rathmichael is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, in the local government area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near the southern border of County Dublin with County Wicklow.

Enniskerry

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Enniskerry is a village in County Wicklow, best known for Powerscourt House, gardens and waterfall. It was created in the 1840s as a planned village for tenants of Powerscourt estate.