Blackrock Wetlands
Blackrock Wetlands, a natural landscape, stands in Dundalk. There are 3 other places to visit inside 5 km. On site you will find walks and bird watching.
Natural landscape in Dundalk
Inside Dundalk
Blackrock Wetlands is inside Dundalk’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Dundalk reach 18–20°C from June to September.
Blackrock Wetlands
A drive of 5.5 km reaches County Museum Dundalk.
- Type
- Natural landscape
- Town
- in Dundalk
- Official site
- visitblackrock.ie
Address and hours
Mapping Blackrock Wetlands
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Blackrock Wetlands is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dundalk’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Dundalk (43,112 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Dundalk
Dromiskin
Castlebellingham-Kilsaran
Jenkinstown
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Blackrock Wetlands is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | It’s in town | 43,112 | 12 |
| Dromiskin | 3.5 km southwest of it | 1,292 | 5 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 7 km south of it | 1,232 | 1 |
| Jenkinstown | 7.8 km northeast of it | 416 | 0 |
| Knockbridge | 8 km west of it | 759 | 1 |
| Rampark | 8.5 km northeast of it | 465 | 0 |
| Annagassan | 8.6 km south of it | 189 | 0 |
| Louth | 11 km west of it | 717 | 1 |
Around Blackrock Wetlands
Around it, within 15 km, lie 2 castles, 2 churches and a museum, among others.
MuseumCounty Museum Dundalk5.5 km away2
CastleCastle Roche13 km away3
Abbey or prioryDromiskin Monastery4.4 km away4Historic houseHistoric houseBlackrock Boathouse300 m away5
CastleRoodstown Castle12 km away6ChurchChurchHaggardstown Old Church and Graveyard1 km away7ChurchChurchSt Joseph's Redemptorist Church5.3 km away8Art galleryArt galleryAn Táin Arts Centre5.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Blackrock Wetlands
Where is Blackrock Wetlands?
Blackrock Wetlands is in Dundalk, Louth, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Blackrock Wetlands?
Natural landscape.
When is the best time to visit Blackrock Wetlands?
June to September are the warmest months in Dundalk, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blackrock Wetlands?
Within 15 km: County Museum Dundalk (5.5 km), Castle Roche (13 km), Dromiskin Monastery (4.4 km) and Blackrock Boathouse (300 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- County Museum Dundalk: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Roche: Hazazzy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromiskin Monastery: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roodstown Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).