Junior Yard
Junior Yard is a recreation area in Fingal, Leinster. Junior Yard is situated nearby to the recreation area Glasmore Yard, as well as near the community center 164 Brakenstown Scouts Group.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swords Castle and Glasmore Abbey.
Swords Castle
Castle
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. Swords Castle is situated 1 km east of Junior Yard.
Glasmore Abbey
Ruins
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Glasmore Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 700 metres northwest of Junior Yard.
Swords Round Tower
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swords Round Tower is situated 790 metres east of Junior Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swords and Rowlestown.
Swords
Photo: Daisydakotairl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swords is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in County Dublin, which in 1994 was divided, with Swords becoming the county town of Fingal. Dublin Airport is within the town limits and much of Swords is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.
Rowlestown
Village
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Rolestown, is a small village six miles north-west of Swords along the R125 in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It lies about halfway between Swords and Ashbourne, County Meath. Rowlestown is situated 6 km northwest of Junior Yard.
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.
Junior Yard
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.45953° or 53° 27′ 34″ northLongitude
-6.23603° or 6° 14′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5MFQ57+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 641210062OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=schoolyard
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Notable Places Nearby
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