Semple Woods

Semple Woods is a residential area in Fingal, Leinster. Semple Woods is situated nearby to Red Deer Pen, as well as near the cemetery St Patrick’s Graveyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Donabate and Newbridge Demesne.

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 540 metres northeast of Semple Woods.

Newbridge Demesne

Park

Photo: Adc88, CC0.

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 1 km northwest of Semple Woods.

Lanestown Castle

Ruins

Photo: Denis Moynihan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lanestown Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km west of Semple Woods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malahide and Swords.

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.

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.

Lusk

Town

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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 north of Semple Woods.

Semple Woods

Type: Residential area
Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.48151° or 53° 28′ 54″ north

Longitude

-6.15541° or 6° 9′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C5MFRJV+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 731543582

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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