Knocksink Wood
Knocksink Wood is a national nature reserve located in the valley of the Glencullen River in County Wicklow, Ireland, near the village of Enniskerry. With an area of approximately 129 acres, it is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.Photo: Gaoithe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glencullen Standing Stone and Powerscourt Golf Club.
Glencullen Standing Stone
Archaeological site
Glencullen Standing Stone is a standing stone and National Monument located in Glencullen, County Dublin, Ireland.
Powerscourt Golf Club
Golf course
Powerscourt Estate, located in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, is a large country estate which is noted for its house and landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares.
Carrickgollogan
Peak
Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickgollogan is a hill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland, towards the southern border of the traditional County Dublin. It is 276 metres high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of Rathmichael and Shankill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Enniskerry and Bray.
Enniskerry
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.
Bray
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bray is a small harbour town at the north edge of County Wicklow, bordering Dublin. It grew up rapidly from 1854 when the railway arrived, becoming a seaside resort and fashionable suburb of the city.
Glencullen
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Glencullen is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain.
Knocksink Wood
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Nature Reserve and Special Area of Conservation in County Dublin and County Wicklow, Ireland
- Categories: forest, Special Area of Conservation, and recreation area
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2031° or 53° 12′ 11″ northLongitude
-6.1934° or 6° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5M6R34+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1122267841OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q98106187
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Satellite Map
Discover Knocksink Wood from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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