Fitzsimon’s Wood

Fitzsimon’s Wood is a nature reserve in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster. Fitzsimon’s Wood is situated nearby to the locality Lamb’s Cross, as well as near the village Sandyford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beacon Hospital and Leopardstown Park Hospital.

Beacon Hospital

Hospital

Beacon Hospital is a privately owned full-service teaching hospital located in the Sandyford suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The hospital was developed by Beacon Medical Group.

Leopardstown Park Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leopardstown Hospital is a publicly funded voluntary hospital in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland offering healthcare to elderly patients and war veterans.

Kilmashogue or Kilmashoge is a mountain in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county in Ireland. It is 408 metres high and forms part of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Booterstown and Rathfarnham.

Booterstown

Photo: Beta, Public domain.

Booterstown is a coastal suburban town near Dublin. The Bellfield campus of University College Dublin, a major research university, is about 2 km west of Booterstown. The area is home to Booterstown marsh, a bird sanctuary.

Rathfarnham

Village

Photo: AndrewH, Public domain.

Rathfarnham is a southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16.

Blackrock

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Blackrock is an affluent suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 3 km northwest of Dún Laoghaire. It is named after the local geological rock formation to be found in the area of Blackrock Park.

Fitzsimon’s Wood

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2675° or 53° 16′ 3″ north

Longitude

-6.2332° or 6° 13′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C5M7Q98+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49260552

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lamb’s Cross and Sandyford.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre and Sandyford Community Centre.

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