Ballyknockan
Ballyknockan
Buaile an Chnocáin | |
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Village | |
Ballyknockan overlooks Poulaphouca Reservoir | |
Ballyknockan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′21″N 6°29′52″W / 53.10583°N 6.49778°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 227 |
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan (/bæləˈnɒkən/ bal-ə-NOK-ən; Irish: Buaile an Chnocáin) is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. The village is known for its granite quarries which were the site of intensive industry from 1824 until the mid-20th century.
Ballyknockan is situated on the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains, where a large granite band extends from Dublin Bay to County Carlow. The village is located 220 m (722 ft) above sea level, and is around 40 km (25 mi) from Dublin.
The historian Maurice Craig noted in 1997 that the village was unique amongst the villages of Leinster, and possibly unique in all of Ireland, due to the abundance of stone which was used in the construction of things "which in other villages are made of less durable materials."