Silken Vale
Silken Vale is a residential area in County Kildare, Leinster. Silken Vale is situated nearby to Maynooth railway station, as well as near the public building Old Maynooth Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maynooth railway station and Maynooth Castle.
Maynooth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mihal Orela, CC BY 3.0.
Maynooth railway station serves the town of Maynooth in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is a key exchange station on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter services, Dublin to Mullingar/Longford long-distance commuter service and Dublin to Sligo InterCity service. Maynooth railway station is situated 170 metres northeast of Silken Vale.
Maynooth Castle
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family. Maynooth Castle is situated 500 metres north of Silken Vale.
Bond Bridge
Bridge
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Bond Bridge is situated 290 metres west of Silken Vale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maynooth and Celbridge.
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.
Celbridge
Town
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. Celbridge is situated 6 km southeast of Silken Vale.
Leixlip
Town
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Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 7 km east of Silken Vale.
Silken Vale
Latitude
53.37683° or 53° 22′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.59225° or 6° 35′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5M9CG5+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 32953490OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
“Silken Vale” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Gleann an tSioda”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Maynooth Fire Station and Rhetoric Field.
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