Pole Rock

Pole Rock is a cliff in County Wicklow, Leinster. Pole Rock is situated nearby to Rebel’s Cave, as well as near the ruins Miner’s Cottages.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lugduff and Mullacor.

Lugduff

Peak

Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lugduff at 652 metres, is the 154th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 186th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Lugduff is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and forms a broad horseshoe around the Upper…

Mullacor

Peak

Mullacor at 661 metres, is an Irish mountain.

Cloghernagh

Peak

Photo: Schcambo, Public domain.

Cloghernagh at 800 metres, does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but does have the prominence to be the 40th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Cloghernagh is situated 2½ km southwest of Pole Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenmalure and Laragh.

Glenmalure

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Glenmalure is a 20-kilometre long U-shaped glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Glenmalure is an important base for climbing in the Wicklow mountains, and particularly accessing the massif of Lugnaquilla, and contains one of the earliest An Óige youth hostels in Ireland. Glenmalure is situated 4½ km southeast of Pole Rock.

Laragh

Village

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Laragh is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies at the junction of three roads through the Wicklow Mountains and is primarily known for its proximity to the monastic settlement of Glendalough. Laragh is situated 7 km east of Pole Rock.

Pole Rock

Type: Cliff
Also known as: “Glanmalure North Crag”
Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.98735° or 52° 59′ 15″ north

Longitude

-6.40387° or 6° 24′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C4MXHPW+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1013749048

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=climbing

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