Chain
Chain is an islet in County Wexford, Leinster. Chain is situated nearby to the islet Bird Rock, as well as near Gibbon’s Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints‘ Church, Templetown and Templetown Church.
All Saints‘ Church, Templetown
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
All Saints‘ Church, Templetown is situated 1½ km northwest of Chain.
Templetown Church
Ruins
Photo: Ianfhunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Templetown Church is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Chain.
Fethard Castle
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fethard Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Chain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fethard-on-Sea and Slade.
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.
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 4½ km southwest of Chain.
Creaden Head
Locality
Photo: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Creadan Head is a headland on a small peninsula on the west side of Waterford Harbour, about three miles upriver from Dunmore East, in County Waterford, Ireland. Creaden Head is situated 6 km west of Chain.
Chain
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.16461° or 52° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.86544° or 6° 51′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C4M547M+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 252557093OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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