Blackstairs Mountains

#425 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 2612 ftCoordinates: 52°37'1"N, 6°46'41"W

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Blackstairs Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~680 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Leinster
4 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.
7.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Huntington Castle, Clonegal
189 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.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstairs Mountain
124 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Rock Mountain
54 min walk • Black Rock Mountain is in the Blackstairs Mountains which are located on the Carlow-Wexford border. The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster and to the south Blackstairs Mountain.
3.4 miW
Archaeological site
Killoughternane Church
87 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.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croaghaun
83 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.
5.8 miNE
Town
Bunclody
149 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.