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Goatstown Winding Hole

 
Grand Canal Greenway, Downings Electoral Division, Downings South, County Kildare, Ireland
 
Information about the place
Goatstown Winding Hole is a minor waterways place on the Grand Canal - Main Line between Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction (Junction of Dublin and Old Barrow Lines of the Grand Canal at Robertstown) (3 miles and 1½ furlongs to the west) and Grand - Naas Junction (Junction of the Grand Canal and the Naas Branch) (4 miles and 2 furlongs and 3 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction is Bonynge Bridge; 1 mile and ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Grand - Naas Junction is Burgh Bridge; ½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

You can wind here.

Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction3 miles, 1½ furlongs
Binn's Bridge2 miles, 3¾ furlongs
Robertstown Winding Hole2 miles, 3¼ furlongs
Blackwood Feeder1 mile, ¾ furlongs
Bonynge Bridge1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Goatstown Winding Hole
Burgh Bridge½ furlongs
Grand Canal Lock No 186¾ furlongs
Grand Canal Lock No 171 mile, 5¼ furlongs
Landenstown Bridge1 mile, 5¼ furlongs
Grand Canal Lock No 162 miles, 2¾ furlongs
 
 
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In the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction

Blackwood Feeder1 mile, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction
Robertstown Winding Hole2 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction
Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction3 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction
Shannon - New Barrow Line Junction3 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Shannon - Grand Junction
Spencer Winding Hole11 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Old Barrow Line to Old Barrow - New Barrow Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Barrow Line to Spencer Winding Hole
Macartney Winding Hole15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Old Barrow Line to Old Barrow - New Barrow Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Barrow Line to Macartney Winding Hole
Moore's Bridge Winding Hole17 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Dublin - Old Barrow Line Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Old Barrow Line to Old Barrow - New Barrow Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Barrow Line to Moore's Bridge Winding Hole

In the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction

Ponsonby Winding Hole8 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
Jigginstown Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Grand - Naas Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Naas Branch to Naas - Corbally Junction, then on the Grand Canal - Corbally Branch to Jigginstown Bridge Winding Hole
Aylmer's Winding Hole11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
Hazelhatch Winding Hole13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
Gollierstown Winding Hole14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
The Grange Winding Hole15 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
Ballymanagin Lane Winding Hole17 miles, 1½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction
Yellowmeadows Winding Hole18 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Liffey - Grand Junction

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water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
 
 
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[Kimmage] Dublin 6W. The name Kimmage comes from the Irish camaigh uisce, which means winding water.[citation needed] The nearby River Poddle, a Liffey tributary, rises
 
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