Milford Mills

#400 among destinations in Ireland

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Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station. ()

Opened: 1790 (234 years ago)Coordinates: 52°46'53"N, 6°57'56"W

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CarlowIreland

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Milford Mills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlow County Museum, Carlow Castle, Brownshill Dolmen, St Laserian's Cathedral.

4.1 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Carlow County Museum, Carlow
105 min walk • Carlow County Museum is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.
4 miN
Ruins of a 13th-century castle/fortress
Carlow Castle, Carlow
102 min walk • Carlow Castle is located near to the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.
5.2 miNE
Monuments and statues, Archaeological site
Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow
134 min walk • Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument.
4 miSW
Church
St Laserian's Cathedral
103 min walk • St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.
4.1 miN
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
106 min walk • The Cathedral of the Assumption is both the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the parish church for the cathedral parish.
4.5 miN
Military museum, History museum, Museum
County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow
116 min walk • County Carlow Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of County Carlow and its people. It is located in the former church on the grounds of St. Dympna's Hospital in Carlow town.
4.8 miN
Church, Monastery
Killeshin Church
123 min walk • Killeshin Church is a 12th-century Romanesque church and National Monument located in County Laois, Ireland.
4.3 miN
City hall
County Buildings, Carlow
110 min walk • The County Buildings are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles
Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge
82 min walk • Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. In the 1540s a Carmelite friary was converted into a new fort by Edward Bellingham.
4.2 miN
Universities and schools
St. Patrick's, Carlow
108 min walk • St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland have been founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.
3 miSE
Memorial
Nurney Cross
77 min walk • Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross. The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time.