racetrack
Mondello Park
Ireland's only permanent motorsport circuit, located in County Kildare and the home of Irish national racing since 1968.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Kilcock
Leinster, Ireland · Europe
About Kilcock
Kilcock works well as a base: 10 minutes from Maynooth, 19km from Trim Castle.
Kilcock is in Leinster, Ireland, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Maynooth, about 5 km away.
Kilcock (Irish: Cill Choca, meaning 'church of St Cocha') is a town and townland in the north of County Kildare, Ireland, on the border with County Meath. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 8,674, making it the eighth largest town in County Kildare and 61st largest in Ireland. The town is 28 kilometres (17Read more
mi) west of Dublin city centre (34 kilometres (21 mi) by road), and is on the Royal Canal. It is in a civil parish of the same name.
Local industries include a large Musgrave Group distribution centre, which supplies SuperValu and Centra stores across much of the country.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kilcock?
Within an hour or so of Kilcock: Mondello Park (17 km), Trim Castle (19 km), Trim Castle, County Meath (Braveheart's York) (19 km), Hill of Tara (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Kilcock?
The nearest famous roads are Sally Gap, Wicklow Gap and Dundrod Circuit.
Where is Kilcock?
Kilcock is in Leinster, Ireland, about 5 km from Maynooth.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,533
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Leinster
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates
- 53.4022, -6.6708
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Worth the detour from Kilcock
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Trim Castle
Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle, used as a Braveheart filming location, with a massive 20-sided keep dominating the Boyne Valley.
19 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Trim Castle, County Meath (Braveheart's York)
Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle doubled for the city of York in Braveheart, with the battles shot on the Curragh plain nearby.
19 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Hill of Tara
The ceremonial seat of the High Kings of Ireland, a set of grassy earthworks with the Lia Fáil standing stone on top.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Dublin Zoo
Ireland's largest zoo in Phoenix Park, one of the oldest zoos in Europe, home to over 400 animals.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
St Patrick's Cathedral
Ireland's largest cathedral and national cathedral of the Church of Ireland, once led by Jonathan Swift.
27 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Newgrange
A 5,200-year-old passage tomb in Ireland's Boyne Valley, older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, famous for its winter solstice illumination of the inner chamber.
35 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Knowth
A great passage tomb in the Boyne Valley ringed by kerbstones carrying the largest collection of megalithic art in Europe.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Kilcock
- 38 kmSally GapA high crossroads pass over the Wicklow Mountains amid blanket bog, with the famous Military Road running through.
- 41 kmHowth Cliff WalkA looped cliff path around Howth Head with views to Ireland's Eye and the Wicklow mountains, easily reached from Dublin.
- 42 kmLough Tay (Guinness Lake)A dark lake with a pale sand beach at one end, viewed from the R759 above; used as the Viking village in the series Vikings.
- 44 kmWicklow GapHigh mountain pass on the R756 across the Wicklow Mountains between Hollywood and Glendalough, following the medieval pilgrims' route of St Kevin's Road through wild granite moorland.
- 49 kmThe Spinc, GlendaloughA boardwalk ridge walk high above the Upper Lake at Glendalough, climbing beside the Poulanass waterfall.
- 67 kmVale of AvocaA wooded river valley on the R752 in Wicklow at the meeting of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers.
Driving in Ireland
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€2.10/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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