Broad Rock
Broad Rock is an islet in County Wexford, Leinster. Broad Rock is situated nearby to the archaeological site Strongbow’s Tent, as well as near the islet Mealoge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baginbun Head Martello Tower and Fethard Castle.
Baginbun Head Martello Tower
Tower
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baginbun Head Martello Tower is situated 160 metres west of Broad Rock.
Fethard Castle
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fethard Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Broad Rock.
Fethard Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fethard Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore lifeboat at Fethard-on-Sea on the south coast of County Wexford, Ireland. Fethard Lifeboat Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Broad Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fethard-on-Sea and Saltmills.
Fethard-on-Sea
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fethard-on-Sea is a village on the coast of County Wexford in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 363, it's the largest of the villages on Hook Peninsula, also described here. They include Saltmines, Duncannon and Ballyhack.
Saltmills
Village
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village. Saltmills is situated 6 km north of Broad Rock.
Slade
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slade is a small village and townland in County Wexford, Ireland. The townland, which has an area of approximately 1 square kilometre, sits on the Hook Peninsula and had a population of 52 people as of the 2011 census. Slade is situated 7 km southwest of Broad Rock.
Broad Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.17438° or 52° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-6.82584° or 6° 49′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4M55FF+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 252557090OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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