Ballast pit
Ballast pit is a park in Fingal, Leinster. Ballast pit is situated nearby to Skerries railway station, as well as near Skerries Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skerries railway station and Baldongan Church.
Skerries railway station
Railway station
Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skerries railway station serves Skerries in County Dublin, Ireland. Skerries railway station is situated 230 metres southeast of Ballast pit.
Baldongan Church
Ruins
Photo: Broderick Mark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baldongan Church, also called Baldungan Castle, is an ancient ruined church and national monument near Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. Baldongan Church is situated 2½ km south of Ballast pit.
Red Island Martello Tower
Tower
Photo: Barnageeragh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Island Martello Tower is situated 1½ km northeast of Ballast pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughshinny and Balrothery.
Loughshinny
Village
Photo: Colm O hAonghusa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughshinny is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area. Loughshinny is situated 4 km southeast of Ballast pit.
Balrothery
Village
Photo: Offdaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balrothery is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called Baile Ruairí in Irish. The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282. Balrothery is situated 4½ km west of Ballast pit.
Balbriggan
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balbriggan is a seaside town at the north end of County Dublin, 32 km north of Dublin city centre. It was a small fishing village until 1780 then grew rapidly as a textile town, processing cotton and linen.
Ballast pit
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.57578° or 53° 34′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.12087° or 6° 7′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5MHVGH+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 220522259OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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