Oak Park

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Oak Park is an estate in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland, located 3 kilometres north of the town of Carlow. The estate was purchased by Irish MP Henry Bruen in 1775. It remained in the family until 1957, being inhabited by Bruen's son and grandson, both MPs of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ()

Built: 1700 (324 years ago)Elevation: 190 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°51'58"N, 6°54'47"W

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Oak Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlow County Museum, Carlow Castle, Brownshill Dolmen, Duckett's Grove.

2.1 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Carlow County Museum, Carlow
55 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.
2.3 miSW
Ruins of a 13th-century castle/fortress
Carlow Castle, Carlow
58 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.
2.4 miSE
Monuments and statues, Archaeological site
Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow
61 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.
4.2 miE
Historical place, Garden, Reportedly haunted
Duckett's Grove, Carlow
109 min walk • Duckett's Grove is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a 12,000-acre estate, and dominated the local landscape of the area for more than two centuries.
2.1 miS
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
54 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.
1.7 miS
Military museum, History museum, Museum
County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow
44 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.
4.3 miNE
Archaeological site, Gothic architecture
Castledermot Abbey, Castledermot
111 min walk • Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in about the year 1300.
3.9 miW
Church, Monastery
Killeshin Church
100 min walk • Killeshin Church is a 12th-century Romanesque church and National Monument located in County Laois, Ireland.
2 miS
City hall
County Buildings, Carlow
50 min walk • The County Buildings are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
4.5 miNE
Observation decks and towers, Forts and castles, Tower
Castledermot Round Tower, Castledermot
115 min walk • Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.
5.1 miN
Archaeological site
Mullaghreelan Rath
130 min walk • Mullaghreelan Rath is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Kildare, Ireland.