Ballyhorsey Sand Pit
Ballyhorsey Sand Pit is a quarry in County Wicklow, Leinster. Ballyhorsey Sand Pit is situated nearby to the village Kilpedder, as well as near the forest Kavannagh Real Christmas Trees Farm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Matthew’s Church and Druids Glen.
St Matthew’s Church
Church
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Matthew’s Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Ballyhorsey Sand Pit.
Druids Glen
Golf course
Druid's Glen is a hotel and golf resort in Newtownmountkennedy, Republic of Ireland, situated about 35 kilometres south of Dublin in County Wicklow. The resort consists of the 5-star Druid's Glen Hotel & Country Club, two championship golf courses, and Woodstock House, the clubhouse at Druid's Glen. Druids Glen is situated 3½ km east of Ballyhorsey Sand Pit.
St. Mary’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Geneahelene, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary's Church, Downshill, also called Woodlands Church, is a medieval church and National Monument in the Glen of the Downs, County Wicklow, Ireland. St. Mary’s Church is situated 3 km north of Ballyhorsey Sand Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilpedder and Newtownmountkennedy.
Kilpedder
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilpedder is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located off the N11 road between Kilmacanogue and Newtownmountkennedy, just south of the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve.
Newtownmountkennedy
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Newtownmountkennedy is a small town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It developed within the historic townland of Ballygarny, although all that remains is a motte where a church, graveyard and a castle or tower house once stood just 0.85 km north of the town.
Delgany
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Delgany is a small rural village in County Wicklow in Ireland, located on the R762 road which connects to the N11 road at the Glen of the Downs. It is about 25 km south of Dublin city centre. Delgany is situated 3½ km northeast of Ballyhorsey Sand Pit.
Ballyhorsey Sand Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10557° or 53° 6′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.12436° or 6° 7′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C5M4V4G+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 61479200OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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