Baltinglass Abbey

One of the Best Places To Visits in Baltinglass ED Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. A beautiful old abbey with lovely grounds. It has excellent parking and the abbey can be explored inside and out, it has a nice garden to its rear and one very large tomb of interest. There a nice walks along the rive also. All in all a super location and loads to see and admire, enjoy Nice Abbey with views of the mountains, it is one of popular cistercian abbey dating back to 12 th cen Access is through the graveyard do not be put off by the locked gate. This is one of the earliest Cistercian houses in Ireland and was supposedly sponsored by Diarmaid Mac Murrough-Kavanagh. Very little carving has survived but the ruin is kept in very good condition. Barry Fergal Jennings Sehenswert Quaint, looks very majestic driving in from the north! Near Brownshill Portal Tomb and Ducketts Grove. Also not far from Castleruddery Stone Circle or Broadleas Stone Circle (and Athgreany if it reopens). A beautiful 11th century Abbey in a lovely quiet Wicklow village. My wife and I were fortunate enough to have Martin Blake, local photographer / videographer and historian, meet with us there and explain some of the history and significance of the ruins. Words are not able to do this historical site justice. It’s beautiful. No fee to visit either. Impressive & atmospheric, the ruins of Baltinglass Abbey are free to visit and open in daylight hours. There's some beautiful examples of ornate stone carving, as well as a rather impressive pyramid styled mausoleum in the graveyard. The field next door also has some friendly cows! These beautiful ruins are situated in a picturesque location near the town of Baltinglass. With a nearby park and river, it becomes a popular destination on sunny days. Easy to access, amazing ruins / architecture need to mind surrounded area since it is used as burial grounds Baltinglass Abbey is the ruins of a medieval Cistercian monastery in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was founded in 1148 by Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster. The abbey was closed in the 16th century during the dissolution of the monasteries. Today, its preserved Gothic arches, columns, and remnants of the nave attract tourists and history enthusiasts. Interesting old building...there's a pyramid shaped structure there too, I'll add some photos soon Nice quiet place with a great river near by Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.