Grotto

Grotto is a wayside shrine in County Wicklow, Leinster. Grotto is situated nearby to Saint Kevin’s Church, as well as near Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kippure and Prince William’s Seat.

Kippure

Peak

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Kippure at 757 metres, is the 56th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 72nd-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Kippure is situated in the far northern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, where it lies on the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. Kippure is situated 3½ km southwest of Grotto.

Prince William’s Seat

Peak

Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prince William's Seat at 555 metres, is the 296th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, it does not have the elevation to quality as a Vandeleur-Lynam. Prince William’s Seat is situated 3½ km east of Grotto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glencullen and Enniskerry.

Glencullen

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Glencullen is a village and townland in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is 14 km south of Dublin city centre, in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown local authority area. Glencullen is situated 6 km northeast of Grotto.

Enniskerry

Photo: Schcambo, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Ballycullen

Suburb

Ballycullen is a townland and suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Ballycullen townland, which has an area of approximately 0.45 km2, is in the civil parish of Tallaght. Ballycullen is situated 8 km north of Grotto.

Grotto

Type: Wayside shrine
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.19956° or 53° 11′ 58″ north

Longitude

-6.2916° or 6° 17′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C5M5PX5+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 237902252

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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