Bray HeadThe hill at the south end of the promenade, with a cross on top and a path up from the town. The cliff walk round to Greystones has been closed since 2021 after landslides and stays closed for years yet.
Viewpoint
Killiney Hill
Killiney, County Dublin
Short climb above the coast to an obelisk, with the whole of Dublin Bay below it.
Killiney Hill and Dalkey Hill form part of Killiney Hill Park, a small public park overlooking both Dalkey and Killiney villages.
- Where
- Killiney, County Dublin
- Official site
- dlrcoco.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Bray HeadThe hill at the south end of the promenade, with a cross on top and a path up from the town. The cliff walk round to Greystones has been closed since 2021 after landslides and stays closed for years yet.
Killruddery House and GardensThe house sits under Bray Head with seventeenth century gardens, twin canals and a hedged bowling green.
Powerscourt House and GardensTerraced gardens stepping down from a Palladian house towards the Sugar Loaf, with a walled garden and a pet cemetery.
National Gallery of IrelandThe state art collection on Merrion Square. You can walk in free, and Caravaggio's Taking of Christ is in there.
National Museum of Ireland, ArchaeologyThe Kildare Street museum. The Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch and the bog bodies are all in it.What’s on nearby
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