Ballypickas

Ballypickas is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Ballypickas is situated nearby to the locality Cobbler’s Hill Cross Roads, as well as near the hamlet Dysart Cross.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heywood House and Gardens and Abbeyleix Market House.

Heywood House and Gardens

Garden

Photo: Liam Hughes, CC BY 2.0.

Heywood House and Gardens is a Georgian house and gardens in County Laois, Ireland. The estate was developed in the late 18th century by Michael Frederick Trench, a politician, landowner and architect. Heywood House and Gardens is situated 2½ km south of Ballypickas.

Abbeyleix Market House

Library

Photo: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abbeyleix Market House is a library, which is situated 3½ km west of Ballypickas.

Heritage House

Museum

Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.

Heritage House is a museum, which is situated 3½ km west of Ballypickas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbeyleix and Ballyroan.

Abbeyleix

Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.

Ballyroan

Village

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Ballyroan is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Ballyroan and in the former barony of Cullenagh. The nearest town is Abbeyleix, 5 km to the south-west along the R425 road. Ballyroan is situated 4½ km north of Ballypickas.

Spink

Hamlet

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Spink is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the Kilkenny border on the R430 regional road. Spink is situated 5 km east of Ballypickas.

Ballypickas

Type: Locality
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.90699° or 52° 54′ 25″ north

Longitude

-7.29521° or 7° 17′ 43″ west

Elevation

183 metres (600 feet)

Open location code

9C4JWP43+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52258060

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3313538

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Localities in the Area

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