Big Yard
Big Yard is a recreation area in Fingal, Leinster. Big Yard is situated nearby to Middle Yard, as well as near the recreation area Baby Yard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swords Castle and Swords Round Tower.
Swords Castle
Castle
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. Swords Castle is situated 420 metres northwest of Big Yard.
Swords Round Tower
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swords Round Tower is situated 660 metres west of Big Yard.
St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords
Church
Photo: Darcydwyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords is situated 640 metres west of Big Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swords and Malahide.
Swords
Photo: Daisydakotairl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swords is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in County Dublin, which in 1994 was divided, with Swords becoming the county town of Fingal. Dublin Airport is within the town limits and much of Swords is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.
Malahide
Photo: Miguel Mendez, CC BY 2.0.
Malahide is a seaside town 18 km northeast of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 18,608. Historically it's part of County Dublin, which was divided so nowadays Malahide is governed by County Fingal.
Belmayne
Suburb
Belmayne is a development of housing, and adjunct facilities, in Balgriffin, a northern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, commenced in 2006–2007. Belmayne is situated 6 km southeast of Big Yard.
Big Yard
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.45817° or 53° 27′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.21449° or 6° 12′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5MFQ5P+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1225468640OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=schoolyard
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