Killakee Wedge Tomb
Killakee Wedge Tomb is an archaeological site in South Dublin, Leinster. Killakee Wedge Tomb is situated nearby to the forest Massey Wood, as well as near the ruins Massy’s Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montpelier Hill and Mount Venus.
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.
Mount Venus
Archaeological site
Mount Venus is a megalithic site on the Mount Venus Road in Edmondstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It is a national heritage site. It has been described by Borlase as one of the most magnificent in the world. Mount Venus is situated 1½ km north of Killakee Wedge Tomb.
Rockbrook Park School
School
Rockbrook Park School is a fee-paying, secondary school for boys, located on Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland. It was established by a group of parents, partly inspired by the work of the founder of Opus Dei. Rockbrook Park School is situated 2 km northeast of Killakee Wedge Tomb.
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 2½ km north of Killakee Wedge Tomb.
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 4 km northwest of Killakee Wedge Tomb.
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 4½ km north of Killakee Wedge Tomb.
Killakee Wedge Tomb
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.24738° or 53° 14′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.31699° or 6° 19′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5M6MWM+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 318364784OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Massey Wood and Massy’s Gardens.
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