Picnic Rock
Picnic Rock is an archaeological site in Leinster, Ireland. Picnic Rock is situated nearby to the park Casana Bank, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Dolphins.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ben of Howth and Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio.
Ben of Howth
Peak
Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ben of Howth is a hilly area on Howth Head, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn, the peninsula's highest point.
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio is a museum of communication history based in the Martello tower in Howth, Dublin. Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio is situated 1½ km northwest of Picnic Rock.
Baily Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baily Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin, Ireland. It is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights. Baily Lighthouse is situated 2 km south of Picnic Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howth and Sutton.
Howth
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howth is a small seaside town historically in County Dublin, 14 km northeast of Dublin city centre. It's on a "tombola" peninsula - once an island, it became connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus, which is now the residential area of Sutton.
Sutton
Village
Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton is a residential suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It occupies the tombolo which links Howth Head to the mainland, some of the lower slopes of Howth Hill, and a little of the adjacent coasts. Sutton is situated 4 km west of Picnic Rock.
Baldoyle
Suburb
Photo: Colm O hAonghusa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baldoyle is a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland, it was developed from a former fishing village. Baldoyle is also a civil parish in the barony of Coolock within the traditional County Dublin. Baldoyle is situated 6 km west of Picnic Rock.
Picnic Rock
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.37867° or 53° 22′ 43″ northLongitude
-6.04935° or 6° 2′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5M9XH2+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6131747033OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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