Golden Falls Power Station
Golden Falls Power Station is an industrial building in County Carlow, Leinster. Golden Falls Power Station is situated nearby to Golden Falls Reservoir, as well as near Ballymore Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poulaphouca Reservoir and Russborough House.
Poulaphouca Reservoir
Power station
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake. Poulaphouca Reservoir is situated 1½ km east of Golden Falls Power Station.
Russborough House
House
Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Russborough House is a Georgian Palladian house between Blessington and Ballymore Eustace near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Ireland. The house was designed by Richard Castle for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755. Russborough House is situated 3½ km northeast of Golden Falls Power Station.
Barretstown Castle
House
Barretstown Castle is a castle in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Ireland. It stands on the site of a late 12th century Anglo-Norman castle. It now hosts the Barretstown camp for sick children. Barretstown Castle is situated 3½ km north of Golden Falls Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Valleymount.
Hollywood
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. A population of less than 100 people registered in the 2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people. Hollywood is situated 3½ km south of Golden Falls Power Station.
Valleymount
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. Valleymount is situated 6 km east of Golden Falls Power Station.
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.
Golden Falls Power Station
- Type: Industrial building
- Categories: industry and building
- Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.12357° or 53° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.61259° or 6° 36′ 45″ westInception
December 10th, 1943Operator
ESB GroupOpen location code
9C5M49FP+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 438130917OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golden Falls Reservoir and Ballymore Bridge.
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