Ballykeeffe Wood
Ballykeeffe Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 137 acres located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Description: Nature Reserve in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballykeefe Wood” and “Ballykeeffe Wood Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Brigid’s Well and St Brigid’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callan.
Callan
Town
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Callan is situated 7 km south of Ballykeeffe Wood.
Ballykeeffe Wood
- Category: forest
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61168° or 52° 36′ 42″ northLongitude
-7.39368° or 7° 23′ 37″ westElevation
192 metres (630 feet)Open location code
9C4JJJ64+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 148781148OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballykeeffe Wood” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ballykeefe Wood”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة باليكيف”
- Swedish: “Ballykeefe Wood”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Doorath Lower and Doorath Upper.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballykeefe Amphitheatre and Ballykeeffe Cemetery.
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