Cheekpoint Hill

Cheekpoint Hill is a hill in County Waterford, Munster and has an elevation of 129 metres. Cheekpoint Hill is situated nearby to the locality Drumdowney, as well as near Stronghow’s Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballyhack Castle and Great Island Power Station.

Ballyhack Castle

Photo: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ballyhack Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Cheekpoint Hill.

Great Island Power Station

Power station

Photo: Paddy Mulvey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Great Island Power Station is a gas fired and former heavy fuel oil fired power station situated near Waterford Harbour in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland, that supplies electricity to more than 500,000 Irish homes.

Gorteens Castle

Castle

Photo: Blimey74, CC0.

Gorteens Castle is a ruined castle situated on private land in south-east County Kilkenny near the village of Slieverue close to Waterford city. It is in the historic parish of Rathpatrick in the south-east of the Barony of Ida. Gorteens Castle is situated 3 km west of Cheekpoint Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheekpoint and Ballyhack.

Cheekpoint

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cheekpoint is a village and townland in County Waterford, Ireland, at the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Located beneath 150-metre-high Minaun Hill, the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 650-metre-long Barrow Bridge and Great Island Power Station.

Ballyhack

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballyhack is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland, on the eastern shore of the Waterford Harbour, which is the estuary of The Three Sisters… Ballyhack is situated 3½ km southeast of Cheekpoint Hill.

Passage East

Village

Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Passage East is a fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Waterford Harbour. It is 12 km from Waterford city 10 km from Dunmore East and 21 km from Tramore. Passage East is situated 3½ km southeast of Cheekpoint Hill.

Cheekpoint Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 129 metres
Category: landform
Location: County Waterford, Munster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.26498° or 52° 15′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.00473° or 7° 0′ 17″ west

Elevation

129 metres (423 feet)

Open location code

9C4J7X7W+X4

GeoNames ID

12610469

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include River Suir and Catherines Bay.

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