Duncannon FortThe star-shaped fort sits on a promontory over the Waterford estuary, with a beach below the walls.
Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Saltmills, County Wexford
Tintern sits on an inlet of Bannow Bay, with a walled garden and woodland paths around it.
County Wexford’s Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, founded on the Hook Peninsula around 1200.
- Where
- Saltmills, County Wexford
- Official site
- heritageireland.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.
Duncannon FortThe star-shaped fort sits on a promontory over the Waterford estuary, with a beach below the walls.
Ballyhack CastleThe tower house stands above the slipway at Ballyhack, where the car ferry crosses to Passage East.
Dunbrody AbbeyA big roofless Cistercian abbey church stands on its own in fields near the Barrow.
John F. Kennedy Arboretum250 hectares of tree collection on the slope of Slieve Coillte, near the ground the Kennedy family came off.
Dunmore EastThatched cottages and red sandstone cliffs at the mouth of Waterford Harbour, and the boats still go out.
Hook LighthouseA black and white banded tower at the tip of the Hook peninsula, working since the thirteenth century.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Friday 13th November
Saturday 28th November
Tuesday 1st December
Friday 4th December
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Ferns CastleCastle · FernsHalf of a thirteenth century castle still standing in the village, with a chapel inside one of the towers.
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