The Anchor
The Anchor is a monument in Fingal, Leinster. The Anchor is situated nearby to the cemetery Portrane St Catherine’s Graveyard, as well as near the ruins St Catherine’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donabate and Rush and Lusk railway station.
Donabate
Railway station
Photo: Jonjobaker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donabate railway station serves Donabate in Fingal. It is part of the Irish Rail network and is not yet served by DART services. The nearest DART station right now is the previous station, Malahide. Donabate is situated 3 km west of The Anchor.
Rush and Lusk railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jonjobaker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rush and Lusk railway station serves the towns of Rush and Lusk in County Dublin, Ireland. Rush and Lusk railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of The Anchor.
Newbridge Demesne
Park
Newbridge Demesne is an early 18th-century Georgian estate and mansion situated in north County Dublin, Ireland. It was built from around 1751 by Charles Cobbe, Archbishop of Dublin, and remained the property of his Cobbe descendants until 1985. Newbridge Demesne is situated 4 km west of The Anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rush and Lusk.
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 3½ km northeast of The Anchor.
Lusk
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lusk is a town in County Dublin, Ireland. Sometimes described as a village, Lusk is located about 20 km north of Dublin city centre. Lusk is in a townland and civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Balrothery East. Lusk is situated 5 km northwest of The Anchor.
Malahide
Photo: Miguel Mendez, CC BY 2.0.
Malahide is a seaside town 18 km northeast of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 18,608. Historically it's part of County Dublin, which was divided so nowadays Malahide is governed by County Fingal.
The Anchor
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49445° or 53° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.1109° or 6° 6′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C5MFVVQ+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 513392167OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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