Black Rock Mountain

#251 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Black Rock Mountain is in the Blackstairs Mountains which are located on the Carlow-Wexford border. ()

Elevation: 1965 ftCoordinates: 52°37'3"N, 6°43'40"W

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CarlowIreland

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Black Rock Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Leinster, Huntington Castle, Blackstairs Mountain, Blackstairs Mountains.

2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Leinster
57 min walk • Mount Leinster is a 794-metre-high mountain in the Republic of Ireland. It straddles the border between Counties Carlow and Wexford, in the province of Leinster.
6 miNE
Forts and castles
Huntington Castle, Clonegal
154 min walk • Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625. The structure was originally a "plantation castle", used for defensive purposes during the plantation of the area in the early 17th century.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstairs Mountain
147 min walk • Blackstairs Mountain in southern Leinster, is the second-highest mountain in the Blackstairs Mountains.The mountain stretches from Rathgeran to Gowlin at Cathaoirs...
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstairs Mountains
54 min walk • The Blackstairs Mountains run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland. The highest peak is Mount Leinster with a total height of 2612 ft/ 796 metres.
5.4 miW
Archaeological site
Killoughternane Church
138 min walk • Killoughternane Church is a 10th-century Celtic Christian church located in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built on the remains of a timber church said to have been built by Fortiarnán in the 5th century AD.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croaghaun
92 min walk • Croaghaun is a mountain in County Carlow, Ireland, one of the Blackstairs Mountains. Croaghaun is the most northerly summit in the Blackstairs Mountains. It is the 603rd highest summit in Ireland.
4 miNE
Town
Bunclody
104 min walk • Bunclody, formerly Newtownbarry, is a small town on the River Slaney in Wexford, Ireland. It is located near the foot of Mount Leinster. Most of the town is in County Wexford; a small area at the north end of town is in County Carlow. Bunclody has received a number of high scores in the Tidy Towns competition.