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Roundwood (Irish: An Tochar, meaning The Causeway) is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was listed as having a population of 518 in the census of 2002. It is located on the R755 road which is part of the main route from Dublin to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. At 238 metres above sea level, it is one of the highest villages in Ireland.

Roundwood has a close association with two former Presidents of Ireland, Seán T. O’Kelly who lived locally and Erskine Childers who is buried in Derralossary Churchyard near the village. Vartry Reservoir Lakes (reservoirs built in the 1860s) are close by.

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Latitude 53.065788
Longitude -6.224188

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Loughdan House

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'County Wicklow offers wonderful opportunities for anglers of every level. Wild Brown Trout are plentiful in the rivers, streams and lakes that flow off the...
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Footfalls Walking Holidays

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Footfalls Walking Tours; offering you over a decade of experience. You can choose from one of our half-day nature walk to our 8-day guided or...
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Wicklow Way Baggage

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Wicklow Way Baggage is a highly reliable service offering door-to-door baggage transfers between B&Bs, hotels...
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Roundwood

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Ballinastoe Slí na Sláinte - 5km

Ballinastoe Slí na Sláinte - 5km

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Located 5km to the north of Roundwood, Ballinastoe forest provides a range of activities including...
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Wicklow Tourism

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Wicklow Tourism

Splash Valley Aqua Park at Hidden Valley #Wicklow is opening this May (possibly Easter weather permitting 😃)!

With over 30 obstacles - swings, balance beams, slides, domes, towers and more, it will be Ireland's largest Aquaglide Aqua Park!

Hidden Valley Holiday Park is now taking bookings for groups, and the online booking system will be open soon. The aqua park is suitable for ages 7 plus. Life vest and wetsuit included.

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Splash Valley Aqua Park at Hidden Valley #Wicklow is opening this May (possibly Easter weather permitting 😃)! With over 30 obstacles - swings, balance beams, slides, domes, towers and more, it will be Irelands largest Aquaglide Aqua Park! Hidden Valley Holiday Park is now taking bookings for groups, and the online booking system will be open soon. The aqua park is suitable for ages 7 plus. Life vest and wetsuit included. For more information - http://bit.ly/2EboDae
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Steve 😍

Sarah Kavanagh Sharon Byrne

Fiona Ryan day out?

Sophie Bermingham Amber House

Is this for adults and kids or just kids does anyone know?

Denise Enright Nora Skehan this is going on the list for summer😊

Jennifer O'Hare Susan Devereux Miriam Byrne Orla Anderson Anita Whelan a summer adventure day?!

Robin Farrelly Siobhán Bouchier

Denise Pierce Chris KavanaghSéan Pierce Lorraine Kavanagh

Stephen Jake Daz.....fancy a camping trip during the Summer??

Jacinta Donoghue!!!

Laura Gilligan Zara Lawford Laura McAuliffe

Alison Fleming your boys would love this?

Sean Roche in Rathdrum 😜

Trish Ryan Irene Molloy. You know you have to come in July with us!!!

Derek Grant

Kathryn 7+ 😩

Aisling F. Leonard Aine Leonard

Kev Twomey need to do this

Carol Murphy this looks so cool

Myrtle maybe for school trip

Catherine Stapleton we'll have to arrange to go there during the summer

well done Wicklow

Lauren Jones Shirley Mcmahon Ciara Lalor Facebook was listening to us!!

Monica Prendergast boys might need to detour to this on the way to their Kilkenny hols.

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Wicklow Tourism

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Wicklow Tourism

The seaside town of Arklow, in south county #Wicklow, dates from the ninth century, when the Vikings arrived.

Arklow sits at the mouth of the River Avoca, which is the longest river wholly within County Wicklow. One of the most impressive features of the town is the Nineteen Arches Bridge, straddling the river, and famous for being the longest handmade stone bridge in Ireland.

Visitors can enjoy a stroll around the Arklow Nature Reserve, know locally as the Duck Pond! Traditionally this was boating lake created in 1958, where the original course of the river ran until the 1840's. Reeds have since reclaimed it, making the lake a biologically diverse and interesting recreational area and wildlife reserve.

Close to the Nature Reserve your will find the Arklow Bay Hotel, great for a stop off for lunch or afternoon tea. More - bit.ly/ArklowBayHotel

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The seaside town of Arklow, in south county #Wicklow, dates from the ninth century, when the Vikings arrived. Arklow sits at the mouth of the River Avoca, which is the longest river wholly within County Wicklow. One of the most impressive features of the town is the Nineteen Arches Bridge, straddling the river, and famous for being the longest handmade stone bridge in Ireland. Visitors can enjoy a stroll around the Arklow Nature Reserve, know locally as the Duck Pond! Traditionally this was boating lake created in 1958, where the original course of the river ran until the 1840s. Reeds have since reclaimed it, making the lake a biologically diverse and interesting recreational area and wildlife reserve. Close to the Nature Reserve your will find the Arklow Bay Hotel, great for a stop off for lunch or afternoon tea. More - http://bit.ly/ArklowBayHotel Photo Credit: Daniel Murphy / Arklow Chamber of Commerce
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Beautiful 💚☘️

My mother’s home town, beautiful town , beautiful area💚💚💚

Wicklow Tourism

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Wicklow Tourism

The Round Tower, at Glendalough. ⠀

The most iconic of all the landmarks in Glendalough, if not #Wicklow, is the Round Tower, which stands 33 meters tall.

It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. The conical roof had to be replaced in 1876 when it was struck by lightning. ⠀Find out more about visiting Glendalough here - bit.ly/GlendaloughRoundTower
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The tower was called “Cloigtheach”, meaning bell tower, suggesting their main use. The tower was sometimes used as a place of refuge for monks when the monastery was under attack. They also served as both as lookout posts and as beacons for approaching monks and pilgrims. ... See MoreSee Less

The Round Tower, at Glendalough. ⠀ The most iconic of all the landmarks in Glendalough, if not #Wicklow, is the Round Tower, which stands 33 meters tall. It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. The conical roof had to be replaced in 1876 when it was struck by lightning. ⠀Find out more about visiting Glendalough here - http://bit.ly/GlendaloughRoundTower ⠀ The tower was called “Cloigtheach”, meaning bell tower, suggesting their main use. The tower was sometimes used as a place of refuge for monks when the monastery was under attack. They also served as both as lookout posts and as beacons for approaching monks and pilgrims.
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Tracey West

We have tried twice in the last 6 weeks to walk in Glendalough. Car parks are full and roads at a standstill. We, like many others turned around and left. I feel sorry for those who only have one chance to visit this gorgeous place...I can return again. Traffic management needs to be reviewed or park and ride system should be introduced....we are destroying this beautiful amenity.

Leonard Jonas ☘️

It’s beautiful and very historic 😀

Mike McAleer

David Mordaunt some day I will go there

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