Rockabill, Skerries

Name: Rockabill
Address: Skerries, Ireland

#4 among attractions in Skerries

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Rockabill is a group of two islands, "The Rock" and "The Bill", lying in the western Irish Sea about 6 kilometres east-north-east of Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. An alternative Irish name, Carraig Dhá Bheola, meaning Two Lips Rock, is probably just a corruption of Carraig Dábhiolla. ()

Total islands: 2Archipelago: RockabillCoordinates: 53°35'39"N, 6°0'13"W

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Day trips

Rockabill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Baldongan Church, Rockabill Lighthouse, Skerries Mills, Karen Wilson Art.

5.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Baldongan Church
150 min walk • Baldongan Church, also called Baldungan Castle, is an ancient ruined church and National Monument near Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland.
~960 ftN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Rockabill Lighthouse, Skerries
5 min walk • Rockabill Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse, on the larger of the two islands that form Rockabill. The islands lie some 5 kilometres off the east coast of Ireland, north-east of Skerries, in County Dublin.
4.6 miW
53°34'27"N • 6°6'37"W
Skerries Mills, Skerries
117 min walk • Cafe, Museum, Art gallery
4.7 miW
53°34'23"N • 6°6'42"W
Karen Wilson Art, Skerries
119 min walk • Classes and workshops, Museum
3.6 miSW
Island
Shenick Island
93 min walk • Shenick Island or Shenick's Island is an island that lies east of Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It is populated only by seals that harbour on the western side of the island and a few different species of seabirds nest there.
5.7 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Kenure, Rush
146 min walk • Kenure is a cricket ground in Rush, Fingal in Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1997, when Ireland Under-23s Women played New South Wales Schools Women.
2.9 miW
Island
St Patrick's Island, Skerries
76 min walk • St Patrick's Island is the most distant of three low-lying uninhabited islets off the headland of Skerries, County Dublin in Ireland. It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 1.5 km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed.