Doran’s Pit
Doran’s Pit is a quarry in County Wicklow, Leinster. Doran’s Pit is situated nearby to Fr. Flanagan Boxing Club, as well as near the community center St. Kevin’s Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Blessington GAA.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St. Mary's Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. The church was built by Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh in the 1670s and 1680s, and dedicated on 17 September 1683. St Mary’s Church is situated 800 metres southwest of Doran’s Pit.
Blessington GAA
Sports venue
Blessington Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. Blessington GAA is situated 1¼ km northwest of Doran’s Pit.
St. Mark’s Cross
Cross
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. St. Mark’s Cross is situated 2 km southwest of Doran’s Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blessington and Kilbride.
Blessington
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blessington is a small town in County Wicklow, with a population in 2022 of about 5600. It's west of the Wicklow mountains and this part of the county is low-lying and rural.
Kilbride
Village
Photo: Hamish Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilbride, or Manor Kilbride, is a village, civil parish and electoral division in County Wicklow, Ireland, located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Talbotstown Lower. Kilbride is situated 4½ km northeast of Doran’s Pit.
Lacken
Hamlet
Lacken or Lackan is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains. Lacken is situated 4½ km southeast of Doran’s Pit.
Doran’s Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.17561° or 53° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.52307° or 6° 31′ 23″ westOperator
RoadstoneOpen location code
9C5M5FGG+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 294682504OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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