Johnstown
Johnstown is a locality in County Wicklow, Leinster. Johnstown is situated nearby to the locality Ballintober, as well as near Lockstown Lower.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piper’s Stones and Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Piper’s Stones
Archaeological site
The Piper's Stones or the Athgreany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle at Athgreany, County Wicklow. It sits on a low hillock overlooking the N81, 2 km south of Hollywood. Piper’s Stones is situated 3½ km southwest of Johnstown.
Poulaphouca Reservoir
Power station
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake. Poulaphouca Reservoir is situated 4 km northwest of Johnstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Valleymount.
Hollywood
Village
Valleymount
Village
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. Valleymount is situated 3½ km northeast of Johnstown.
Ballyknockan
Village
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. The village is known for its granite quarries which were the site of intensive industry from 1824 until the mid-20th century. Ballyknockan is situated 5 km northeast of Johnstown.
Johnstown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08861° or 53° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.56472° or 6° 33′ 53″ west
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
9C5M3CQP+C4
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