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  Wicklow Mountains National Park
The Wicklow Mountains are made up of a large mass of granite which rose up under the earth's surface when the ancient continents approximating to Europe and America collided 400 million years ago.
Wicklow Mountains National Park is one of six National Parks in Ireland managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Wicklow Mountains National Park is situated just south of Dublin, an area which has long been a place of recreation for Dubliners and visitors from further afield.
www.wicklownationalpark.ie   (1555 words)

  
 Wicklow Town - 1 2 Travel Ireland Travel Information Guide
Wicklow, known as The Garden of Ireland, boasts an outstanding landscape comprising contrasting mountains, valleys, lakes and coastline.
The Wicklow Mountains are home to several major sights such as the monastic complex of Glendalough and the magnificent gardens of Powerscourt.
Wicklow town, capital of the county, stands on the lower slopes of Ballyguile Hill, overlooking a wide bay fringed by a crescent curve of coast.
www.12travel.com /ie/Midlands_East/Wicklow.html   (461 words)

  
 Wicklow - The Garden of Ireland
Wicklow, the garden of Ireland, is a natural scenic wonderland, a landscape rich in breathtaking scenery.
Wicklow is also a land of majestic mountains and spectacular valleys like Glenmalure, Glencree, Glenmacnass and the magnificent Glen of Imaal.
County Wicklow is a land of domed granite mountains and purple glens, of soft rolling hills and silvery streams rushing cool and clear from mountain and bogland to swell the rivers of the countryside, or dash headlong towards the sea.
www.wicklow.ie /tourism   (141 words)

  
 Wicklow Hotels - Wicklow Ireland Tourism - Wicklow Bed & Breakfast (B&B) and Accommodation - WicklowTourist.com
The Wicklow Mountains are the largest upland area in Ireland and are a refuge for plant and animal life.
Wicklow Mountains National Park: The Wicklow Mountains National Park is among Ireland's finest and boast some of...
County Wicklow is bordered by counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, and Wexford.
www.wicklowtourist.com   (716 words)

  
 Glendalough Accomodation BandBs, Co. Wicklow
Wicklow being the Garden of Ireland, Glendalough and Laragh are situated at the centre of this garden and surrounded by the beautiful Wicklow mountains.
Wicklow Way Lodge, We are located 6 Km from Glendalough monastic City, and 4Km from Ireland's highest Village, Roundwood, near the shores of Lough Dan Lake, in the uplands.
Derrybawn Mountain Lodge is a family-run guesthouse, situated on the slopes of Derrybawn Mountain, 4km from Glendalough.
www.glendalough.connect.ie /pages/bb/BBlinks.html   (1963 words)

  
 County Wicklow Ireland - Wicklow Hotels and Information
The mountaineous landscape is bordered by golden sandy beaches in the East and Blessington Lakes in the West and provides a great variety of activities such as walking along the Wicklow Way, cycling, shore, coarse and game angling, golf, horse riding and watersports.
Wicklow Mountains National Park, Kilafin, Laragh - This Park is one of six national parks in Ireland.
Powerscourt is situated 19km (12 miles) south of Dublin in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains.
www.justreservations.com /wicklow-hotels.asp   (717 words)

  
 Wicklow Mountains - Walking Britain
Besides the grand beauty of the mountains the region is rich in heritage with some wonderful treasures of national importance.
The major centre in the Wicklow Mountains is the Laragh, which is close to the small resort of Glendalough.
Elsewhere the mountains and their associated valleys have low levels of population with only a few hamlets dotted across the area.
www.walkingbritain.co.uk /regions/wicklow.shtml   (425 words)

  
 Total Ireland - Wicklow
The dominant feature of the terrain is the Wicklow Mountains and their foothills; the highest summit is Lugnaquillia (926 m/3039 ft).
The rugged, heather-clad Wicklow Mountains, a refuge for Irish rebels in the past, are a popular subject for artists.
Wicklow was organized as a county in 1606.
totalireland.com /wicklow   (355 words)

  
 Hotel Wicklow Ireland, Wicklow Hotel Ireland, Vacation Wicklow Oreland, Golf Vacation Wicklow
Wicklow's mountains were molded and shaped during the Ice Age, resulting in the smooth peaks that we see today.
A vast mound of granite, the mountains are comprised of a hot igneous rock that consolidated some 400 million years ago.
A major new visitor attraction located in Wicklow town, this exhibition covers such episodes as the 1798 rebellion, the famine, life in the gaol during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and transportation to the penal colonies of Australia.
www.hotelwicklow.com   (811 words)

  
 Wicklow Mountains National Park
Situated in one of the most scenic parts of the country the Wicklow Mountains National Park was established in 1991 and consists of a core area of 3,700ha around the Upper Lake at Glendalough and further west.
The park comprises some of the remotest terrain in Wicklow with contrasts between deep glacier lakes, breathtaking mountains, and both natural and planted forests.
The Wicklow Mountains themselves are based on bedrock of granite with the domed highlands covered in a thick smothering of bog.
www.wicklowtoday.com /archives/features/wicklownationalpark.htm   (322 words)

  
 Wicklow Ireland tourism - hotels, bed and breakfast,car rentals Wicklow, county maps...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Known as the "Garden of Ireland", County Wicklow lies a mere 16 km from Wicklow and is blessed with beautiful scenery, a spectacular coastline and some of Ireland’s best-preserved early Christian remains.
Take a walk through the Wicklow mountains - with their domed granite heights, deep glens and wooded valleys, you'll see some of the finest countryside in Ireland.
Bray is the principal town in County Wicklow, with a nice promenade leading to the foot of Bray Head.
www.countywicklow.com   (270 words)

  
 Wicklow Mountain Retreats,Self-catering to Rent, Bed & Breakfast / Accommodation, Hollywood,Co.Wicklow Ireland.
Wicklow Mountain Retreats,Self-catering to Rent, Bed & Breakfast / Accommodation, Hollywood,Co.Wicklow Ireland.
Up above the village of Hollywood, Co. Wicklow, the gateway to the Wicklow Mountains, 2 family run premises which provide self-catering and B and B accomodation.
Set in a beautiful location with breathtaking views of the Wicklow Mountains in a very peaceful quiet location.
www.wicklow-mountain-retreats.com   (333 words)

  
 Track Erosion in Wicklow
The Mountains are considered as divided into six areas by the Military Road, the Sallygap roads and the Wicklow Gap to Annamoe road.
The Wicklow Way bteween the J B Malone monument and the base of White Hill will benefit from the recent placing of a narrow wooden trackway.
In general the worst eroded areas are in East Wicklow and near to Dublin or Glendalough.
www.mountaineering.ie /features/acscons/milowick.htm   (1784 words)

  
 Croaghanmoira Mountain - a walk from the River Ow - Walking Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This area is at the southernmost end of the Wicklow Mountains and the view south is superb on days of good visibility.
At 664m it is the 23rd highest peak in the Wicklow Mountains.
The summit is marked by a trig point and is notable for the panoramic view over all the major peaks in the area, which fill a wide northern arc from west to northeast.
www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walksi/wi001.shtml   (438 words)

  
 Wicklow Mountains
After visiting the waterfall, we drove further in a southern direction through the Wicklow Mountains.
We were lucky that the weather was pretty good, because then the views over the mountains are breath taking.
In the mountain range it is also very silent.
home.planet.nl /~krame493/ier/eng/ier_wicklow_eng.html   (61 words)

  
 destinations-uk.com
The Wicklow mountains and the national park’s 49,421 acres cover much of the county.
The heritage town of Baltinglass sits on the river Slaney south-west of the Wicklow mountains near the county’s west border.
Laragh, on the rivers Glenmacnass and Avonmore is a good starting point to view scenic attractions in the mountain area: Wicklow gap and Sally gap (passes through the Wicklow mountains), Glenmacnass waterfall, Glendalough, and Glenalure valley, the longest glacier valley in the British Isles.
www.destinations-uk.com /ireland.php?countyid=49   (1250 words)

  
 The Wicklow Way
The Wicklow Way was to be the Republic's first signposted walking route, and rightly so, for it is one of particular beauty.
The stretch between Deer Park and Aghavannagh, twenty-five miles away, is one of ever-changing views and variety, characteristic of Irish mountains which are on a small scale as compared to others in the world.
Behind you the Wicklow Mountains recede and before you the Blackstairs Mountains and the South Leinster Way beckon.
irelandforvisitors.com /articles/wicklow_way.htm   (635 words)

  
 In the Wicklow Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wicklow Mountains are a lovely unspoilt space near enough to Dublin for day visits.
The Wicklow Way pathway starts just outside Dublin and runs some 82 miles, enabling the energetic and fit to see many of the beautiful views.
There are wooded areas, but quite high up the area is covered with bogs where locals can hire a site by the year to cut and dry turf (peat) in the summer months for fuel in the winter.
www.fionasplace.net /inthewicklowmountains.html   (119 words)

  
 NC Bed and Breakfast, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, The Wicklow Inn North Carolina
The Wicklow Inn Bed and Breakfast was built in 1947 on the banks of the Rocky Broad River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, and named for the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.
The bed and breakfast Inn has three Blue Ridge Mountain guest lodgings and two suites, each distinctly different and eclectically furnished with rustic Blue Ridge Mountain furniture, antiques, contemporary art and whimsical sculpture.
Conveniently located on NC Highway 64/74A between Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina, the bed and breakfast Inn is just 2 blocks from the entrance to Chimney Rock Park, 2 minutes from scenic Lake Lure, and 45 minutes from Asheville.
www.thewicklowinn.com   (226 words)

  
 Joyce's Ireland: Wicklow Mountain Wonders
County Wicklow has everything that is thought Irish in its landscape: high mountains, long empty beaches, heather covered hills, forests, loughs, ancient churches and round towers.
And no visit to the Wicklow Mountains would be complete without a tour of the Cloghoge Valley between Lough Dan and Lough Tay.
Delight in walking the desolate mountain passes, enjoy tumbling waterfalls and streams, savour the silence of the open moorland.
www.joycesireland.co.uk /itin07.asp   (544 words)

  
 The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team
The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team (DWMRT) has its origins in the An Oige MRT, which was formed during the early 1960's and was one of the earliest MRT's in Ireland along with Kerry MRT, Tramore SCRT and Mourne MRT.
As the An Oige Team, the members were involved in numerous rescues in the Wicklow Mountains from the 60's to the early 80's.
We are associated with the Irish Mountain Rescue Association (IMRA) and have participated substantially in developing Mountain Rescue both nationally and locally.
www.wicklowtoday.com /features/mountainrescue.htm   (522 words)

  
 Austria Walk The Tryrol Trails Jun 7 - 14 2006: Details of your selected Explore Britain activity tour
Enjoying the mountains and valleys of Austria is something that everyone with the love of walking can do.
Framed by the Mountain Range of the Karwendel National Park Seefeld is situated on a sunny high-altitude plateau 1,200 metres above sea-level and is 150km from Munich and Innsbruck is 21km away.
This circular walk takes us from the Hotel through the village of Seefeld and along the mountain track to Wildmoosalm and alongside the beautiful lake at Wildmoos, which is surrounded by mountains rising up to 1558m.
xplorebritain.com /vacdata.asp?code=233FF   (1410 words)

  
 Holiday home to rent in Wicklow Mountains: Glenmalure Lodge, Ireland
County Wicklow's 51 kilometres of coastline is extensively used for local, national and international shore fishing competitions.
The World Surf Casting championship of 1996 and the European Shore Angling Championships of 1997 were held along the beaches of Wicklow producing some excellent catches.
Greystones to Wicklow Head (30 minutes by car from Glenmalure Lodge) The 18 kilometre stretch of coastline between Greystones and Wicklow town is the most productive fishing area on Ireland's east coast.
www.glenmalurelodge.com /sea.html   (439 words)

  
 Mountain Views: Church Mountain in area Dublin/Wicklow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Church Mountain, 544m *C5 Corriebracks, 531m *C2 Lobawn, 636m *C4 *C5 indicates comment count of 5.
Church Mountain is the 367th highest summit in Ireland.
Church Mountain is the most westerly summit in the Dublin/Wicklow area.
www.mountainviews.ie /mv/index.php?mtnindex=367&   (668 words)

  
 L.L.Bean: Park Search - Wicklow Mountains National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Wicklow Mountains National Park was established in 1991 with an initial core area of 9,135 acres centered around Glendalough.
Upland heath and blanket bogs dominate the mountainous areas of the park, and moorland bird species including ravens, red grouse, skylarks, meadow pipits, peregrine falcons and merlins can be found there.
A large herd of red/sika deer hybrids is present in the area, in addition to otters, red squirrels, badgers, foxes and hares.
www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/1648llt.htm   (275 words)

  
 Wicklow 200: Ireland's Premier Cycling Challenge
The Wicklow 200 is run by the IVCA.
With the "Wicklow" just a memory now and bodies back to normal read some riders accounts of their day in the Wicklow Mountains.
Must be a good lock as the pictures show the cutter wasn't enough to get though, they had to get something a bit more powerful.
www.wicklow200.ie   (193 words)

  
 Wicklow Mountains Trail Riding July 11 - 17 2004: Full details of your selected Explore Britain riding tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After lunch, the afternoon takes you over the Butter Mountain with panoramic views of Dublin City and surrounding countryside, finishing up at Cloghleagh on the banks of the River.
The trail over Knocknabooley leading on to Church Mountain descends via the Cuckoo Valley to Intack and finishing in Donard for a welcome drink in a typical Irish Pub.
Now on the east side of the Wicklow Mountains we ride through the Glenmalure valley taking in Drumgoff, stopping for lunch along the way.
xplorebritain.co.uk /vacdata.asp?code=287CD   (1258 words)

  
 SOUTH COAST WICKLOW MOUNTAINS ADVENTURE and GLENDALOUGH
County Wicklow the Garden of Ireland is 750 square miles of rolling hills, mountains, and waterfalls, there is only one way to see the real County Wicklow.
Explore Glendalough, follow in the footsteps of Saint Kevin, who established this spectacular 6th century monastic settlement, deep within the Wicklow Mountains, surrounded on all sides by steep mountain passes.
We will travel up and over the top of the mountains and stop off at many hidden lakes and loughs deep within the mountains, including Loch Tay, which is part of the Guinness estate and has featured in many television commercials.
www.daytoursunplugged.ie /public-one.htm   (600 words)

  
 RTE News - Body found in Wicklow mountains
The body of a man has been found on the Wicklow mountains close to a rive about a mile from the Wicklow Way.
It was found by members of the Glen of Immal rescue team and is believed to be that of a 74-year-old man who went missing while out walking yesterday.
His body was found by rescuers who had been searching for the man on a wooded track near a river along the Wicklow Way.
www.rte.ie /news/2002/1117/missing.html   (93 words)

  
 Ireland travelogue 2002, Gorey - Cookstown (Wicklow mountains, Monasterboice)
At Arklow we enter the Wicklow Mountains, a hilly area which goes on until Dublin.
The area of the Wicklow Mountains is also called the Garden of Ireland.
Of the mountains and green valleys, the rivers and the lakes we see only glimmers or a very shadowy sight.
www.teije.nl /2002/irl/2112_en.htm   (863 words)

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