Ballast pit

Ballast pit is a pitch in Fingal, Leinster. Ballast pit is situated nearby to the railway station Skerries, as well as near Holmpatrick Church of Ireland Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skerries railway station and Skerries Watermill.

Skerries railway station

Railway station

Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skerries railway station serves Skerries in County Dublin, Ireland. Skerries railway station is situated 190 metres southwest of Ballast pit.

Skerries Watermill

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Skerries Watermill is situated 480 metres east of Ballast pit.

Holmpatrick Church of Ireland Church

Church

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Holmpatrick Church of Ireland Church is situated 790 metres east of Ballast pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughshinny and Balrothery.

Loughshinny

Village

Photo: Colm O hAonghusa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loughshinny is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area. Loughshinny is situated 4 km southeast of Ballast pit.

Balrothery

Village

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Balrothery is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called Baile Ruairí in Irish. The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282. Balrothery is situated 5 km west of Ballast pit.

Balbriggan

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balbriggan is a seaside town at the north end of County Dublin, 32 km north of Dublin city centre. It was a small fishing village until 1780 then grew rapidly as a textile town, processing cotton and linen.

Ballast pit

Type: Pitch
Categories: recreation area, Gaelic games, and sports location
Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.57531° or 53° 34′ 31″ north

Longitude

-6.11736° or 6° 7′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C5MHVGM+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 39472466

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=gaelic_games

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