Knocksink Wood

Knocksink Wood is a national nature reserve located in the valley of the Glencullen River in , Ireland, near the village of . With an area of approximately 129 acres, it is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.
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Photo: Gaoithe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glencullen Standing Stone and Powerscourt Golf Club.

Archaeological site
is a standing stone and National Monument located in , , .

Golf course
Powerscourt Estate, located in , , Ireland, is a large country estate which is noted for its house and landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares.

Peak
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill in in , towards the southern border of the traditional . It is 276 metres high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Enniskerry and Bray.

Photo: Schcambo, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in , best known for Powerscourt House, gardens and waterfall. It was created in the 1840s as a planned village for tenants of Powerscourt estate.

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small harbour town at the north edge of , bordering . It grew up rapidly from 1854 when the railway arrived, becoming a seaside resort and fashionable suburb of the city.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village and townland in south , . It is 14 km south of city centre, in the local authority area.

Knocksink Wood

Latitude
53.203° or 53° 12′ 11″ north
Longitude
-6.1934° or 6° 11′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5M6R34+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1122267841
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q98106187
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Satellite Map

Discover Knocksink Wood from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Romanian—“Knocksink Wood” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Coill Chnoc Sinche”
  • Irish: “Coill Cnoc Sinche”
  • Romanian: “Knocksink Wood SAC”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Monastery and Glencullen Bridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Killegar Graveyard and Killegar Church.

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