Arklow Maritime Museum
Located in Leinster, Ireland Coordinates: 52°47′55″ N 6°08′58″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
About Arklow Maritime Museum
Arklow Maritime Museum is a museum. Location: Leinster, Ireland.
The Arklow Heritage Museum (formerly the Arklow Maritime Museum) opened in 1976 in the old technical school on Saint Marys Road in Arklow, County Wicklow. Its original purpose was to celebrate the town's rich seafaring heritage, described by the late maritime historian John de Courcy Ireland in a letter to the museum as "Ireland's Most Maritime Town". In 2009, the museum moved to its current location at the Bridgewater Shopping Centre.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1976
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 33 sights and natural places within 10 km Avoca River, Arklow Light
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Arklow Light Landmark, Leinster1 km SE
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Tiknock Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow1.4 km N
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Porters Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow1.5 km NE
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Ballyrooaun Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow2.2 km SW
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Ballyduff Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow2.7 km W
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Avoca River River, County Wicklow1 km SE
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Templerainy Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow3.1 km N
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Pucks Bridge Landmark, County Wicklow3.1 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Arklow Town, County Wicklow0.5 km S
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Ferrybank Village, County Wicklow0.6 km NE
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Marsh Village, County Wicklow0.6 km NW
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Knockanrahan Lower Village, County Wicklow0.8 km S
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