Finn McCoole’s Stone
Finn McCoole’s Stone is an archaeological site in South Dublin, Leinster. Finn McCoole’s Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Shed Stone, as well as near the community center Glenasmole Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montpelier Hill and Seefingan.
Montpelier Hill
Peak
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montpelier Hill is a 383-metre hill in County Dublin, Ireland. It is topped by the Hell Fire Club, the popular name given to the ruined building. This building – an occasional summer residence built in around 1725 by William Conolly – was originally called Mount Pelier and since its construction the hill has also gone by the same name. Montpelier Hill is situated 3½ km north of Finn McCoole’s Stone.
Seefingan
Peak
Seefingan often spelt Seafingan is a mountain that straddles two county boundaries from its summit in Wicklow eastwards down into South Dublin, in Ireland. There are extensive views from the summit and there is a large megalithic cairn nearby. Seefingan is situated 3½ km southwest of Finn McCoole’s Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballycullen and Firhouse.
Ballycullen
Suburb
Ballycullen is a townland and suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Ballycullen townland, which has an area of approximately 0.45 km2, is in the civil parish of Tallaght. Ballycullen is situated 6 km north of Finn McCoole’s Stone.
Firhouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Firhouse is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. Firhouse is situated 7 km north of Finn McCoole’s Stone.
Ballyboden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ballyboden is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham, County Dublin, at the foot of the Dublin Mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon. Ballyboden is situated 8 km north of Finn McCoole’s Stone.
Finn McCoole’s Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2186° or 53° 13′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.33941° or 6° 20′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5M6M96+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1976338678OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shed Stone and Glenasmole Community Centre.
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