Source of River Liffey

Source of River Liffey is a spring in County Wicklow, Leinster. Source of River Liffey is situated nearby to the ruins Old Hunting Lodge, as well as near Cracken Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tonduff and Kippure.

Tonduff

Peak

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Tonduff at 642 metres, is the 169th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 202nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Tonduff is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow.

Kippure

Peak

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Kippure at 757 metres, is the 56th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 72nd-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Kippure is situated in the far northern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, where it lies on the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. Kippure is situated 3½ km northwest of Source of River Liffey.

War Hill

Peak

Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.

War Hill at 686 metres, is the 106th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 129th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. War Hill is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland. War Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Source of River Liffey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glencullen and Enniskerry.

Glencullen

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Glencullen is a village and townland in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is 14 km south of Dublin city centre, in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown local authority area. Glencullen is situated 9 km northeast of Source of River Liffey.

Enniskerry

Photo: Schcambo, CC BY 2.5.

Enniskerry is a village in County Wicklow, best known for Powerscourt House, gardens and waterfall. It was created in the 1840s as a planned village for tenants of Powerscourt estate.

Source of River Liffey

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1579° or 53° 9′ 28″ north

Longitude

-6.29226° or 6° 17′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C5M5P55+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 617998045

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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Highlights include Old Hunting Lodge and Cracken Pond.

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