Land Grabber Memorial
Land Grabber Memorial is a ruins in County Wicklow, Leinster. Land Grabber Memorial is situated nearby to the village Ballyknockan, as well as near the grassland Picnic Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballyknockan quarry and St Joseph’s Church.
Ballyknockan quarry
Quarry
Ballyknockan quarry, or more correctly Ballyknockan quarries, are a collection of disused granite quarries in the village of Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland. Ballyknockan quarry is situated 740 metres southeast of Land Grabber Memorial.
St Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Patrick Wyse Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Joseph’s Church is situated 1½ km west of Land Grabber Memorial.
Moanbane
Peak
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moanbane at 703 metres, is the 85th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland. Moanbane is situated 3 km east of Land Grabber Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyknockan and Valleymount.
Ballyknockan
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Valleymount
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Lacken
Hamlet
Lacken or Lackan is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains. Lacken is situated 3½ km north of Land Grabber Memorial.
Land Grabber Memorial
- Type: Ruins
- Inscription: “‘THE EMERGENCY LAND GRABBER, DEFEATED HERE IN 1888, GOD SAVE IRELAND’”
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.10879° or 53° 6′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.5018° or 6° 30′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C5M4F5X+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2744473324OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Picnic Area and Ballyknockan Quarry Pit.
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