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 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. Glencullen is situated 6 km northeast of Grotto.
Enniskerry
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″ northLongitude
-6.2916° or 6° 17′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C5M5PX5+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 237902252OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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