Melville Heights
Melville Heights is a residential area in Kilkenny, Leinster. Melville Heights is situated nearby to the sports venue Scanlon Park, as well as near The Watershed Swimming Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station.
Kilkenny Castle
Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Melville Heights.
Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Irish Typepad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny railway station serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Melville Heights.
Presentation Secondary School
School
The Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny is an all girls secondary school catering for students between the ages of 12-19 around the Kilkenny city, and the surrounding areas. Presentation Secondary School is situated 1 km west of Melville Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bennettsbridge and Johnswell.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 6 km southeast of Melville Heights.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of Melville Heights.
Melville Heights
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.64085° or 52° 38′ 27″ northLongitude
-7.23347° or 7° 14′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C4JJQR8+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 126262875OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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