Glen Water

Glen Water is a pond in Dublin, Leinster. Glen Water is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Furry Glen, as well as near Biodiversity Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Farmleigh and Ashtown Castle.

Farmleigh

Photo: DubhEire, CC0.

Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the northwest of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock. Farmleigh is situated 1 km northwest of Glen Water.

Ashtown Castle

Castle

Photo: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0.

Ashtown Castle is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978. Ashtown Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Glen Water.

Deerfield Residence

Government office

Photo: Noelfirl, Public domain.

The Deerfield Residence is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland in Phoenix Park, Dublin. The premises has been the Ambassador's Official Residence since 1927, and was previously the Embassy of the United States of America in Ireland. Deerfield Residence is situated 1¼ km east of Glen Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleknock and Inchicore.

Castleknock

Village

Photo: Darren J. Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, located 8 km west of Dublin city centre. It is in the modern county of Fingal. The name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a townland, a civil parish and a barony.

Inchicore

Suburb

Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inchicore is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Located approximately 5 kilometres west of the city centre, Inchicore was originally a small village separate from Dublin. Inchicore is situated 3 km southeast of Glen Water.

Bluebell

Suburb

Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bluebell is a townland and small suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Situated approximately 6 kilometres south-west of the city centre, on the River Camac, a tributary of the River Liffey, the area borders the Grand Canal and Ballyfermot to the west, Walkinstown and Drimnagh to the east, Inchicore to the north, and Clondalkin to the south. Bluebell is situated 3 km south of Glen Water.

Glen Water

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.3574° or 53° 21′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.3504° or 6° 21′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C5M9J4X+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41191400

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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