Castle Rock
Castle Rock is an archaeological site in County Wicklow, Leinster. Castle Rock is situated nearby to St. Kevin’s Church, as well as near the village Hollywood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piper’s Stones and Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Piper’s Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Rob Hurson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Piper's Stones or the Athgreany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle at Athgreany, County Wicklow. It sits on a low hillock overlooking the N81, 2 km south of Hollywood. Piper’s Stones is situated 2½ km southwest of Castle Rock.
Poulaphouca Reservoir
Power station
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake. Poulaphouca Reservoir is situated 3½ km north of Castle Rock.
Crehelp standing stone
Archaeological site
Crehelp standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Castle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Valleymount.
Hollywood
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. A population of less than 100 people registered in the 2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people.
Valleymount
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. Valleymount is situated 5 km east of Castle Rock.
Ballyknockan
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. The village is known for its granite quarries which were the site of intensive industry from 1824 until the mid-20th century. Ballyknockan is situated 7 km east of Castle Rock.
Castle Rock
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09078° or 53° 5′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.59716° or 6° 35′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C5M3CR3+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 661242006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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