Shenick’s Island Martello Tower
Shenick’s Island Martello Tower is a tower in Leinster, Ireland. Shenick’s Island Martello Tower is situated nearby to the islet Shenick Island, as well as near South Beach.Photo: Phoenixesrose, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skerries railway station and Drumanagh.
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 2 km west of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Drumanagh
Archaeological site
Drumanagh is a headland near the village of Loughshinny, in the north east of County Dublin, Ireland. It features an early 19th-century Martello tower and a large Iron Age promontory fort which has produced Roman artefacts. Drumanagh is situated 3½ km south of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Red Island Martello Tower
Tower
Photo: Barnageeragh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Island Martello Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughshinny and Rush.
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 3 km south of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Rush
Town
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. Rush is situated 6 km south of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Balrothery
Village
Photo: Offdaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 7 km west of Shenick’s Island Martello Tower.
Shenick’s Island Martello Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: Martello Tower in County Dublin, Ireland
- Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.57373° or 53° 34′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.08576° or 6° 5′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C5MHWF7+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 443934410OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q55049525
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