Roche’s Hill
Roche’s Hill is a nature reserve in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster. Roche’s Hill is situated nearby to the village Killiney, as well as near the locality Black Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Joyce Tower and Museum and Killiney.
James Joyce Tower and Museum
Museum
Photo: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday.
Killiney
Railway station
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killiney railway station is a station that serves Killiney in County Dublin, Ireland. The station lies on the DART line. The entrance to the station is via Station Road. It is located about two minutes walk to Killiney Beach.
Dalkey
Railway station
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Dalkey railway station is a railway station that serves Dalkey in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey.
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire is a port 10 km south of Dublin. It's no longer the ferry port, but has strong associations with James Joyce, who wrote and set the opening scenes of Ulysses here.
Dalkey
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalkey is a picturesque seaside village in the suburbs of Dublin. It has a Norman castle, several scenic walks, and the island just offshore was a pilgrimage site and slave market.
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.
Roche’s Hill
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Flagstaff Hill”
- Categories: recreation area and shrubland
- Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2649° or 53° 15′ 54″ northLongitude
-6.1214° or 6° 7′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5M7V7H+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 49331413OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
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Localities in the Area
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