Cockle Strand

Places of Interest

Tintern Abbey

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Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. The Abbey – which is today in ruins, some of which have been restored – was founded in c.1200 by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was caught in a storm nearby. Tintern Abbey is situated 3½ km northwest of Cockle Strand.

Tintern Church and Graveyard, Wexford

Ruins

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Tintern Church and Graveyard, Wexford is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Cockle Strand.

Colclough Walled Garden

Garden

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Colclough Walled Garden is situated 4 km west of Cockle Strand.

Places in the Area

Saltmills

Village

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Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village. Saltmills is situated 3 km west of Cockle Strand.

Fethard-on-Sea

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Fethard-on-Sea is a village on the coast of County Wexford in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 363, it's the largest of the villages on Hook Peninsula, also described here. They include Saltmines, Duncannon and Ballyhack.

Cullenstown

Village

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Cullenstown is a townland and small village located on the south coast of County Wexford, in Ireland. A small beach, Cullenstown Strand, is located nearby. Cullenstown is situated 5 km east of Cockle Strand.

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