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0 A Tour of the Military Road

The British built the Military Road through the heart of the
Wicklow Mountains during a campaign to flush out Irish
rebels after an uprising in 1798 (see p153). Now known
as the R115, this road takes you through the emptiest
and most rugged landscapes of County Wicklow. Fine
countryside, in which deer and other wildlife flourish, is
characteristic of the whole of this tour.

DUBLIN
1 Glencree 9 Powerscourt
The former British barracks in Enniskerry Waterfall
Glencree are among several The River Dargle
found along the Military Road. Glencree Powerscourt cascades 130 m
(425 ft) over a granite
R760 escarpment to
R115 form Ireland’s
highest waterfall.
Dargle

R755
8 Great Sugar Loaf
2 Sally Gap The granite cone of Great
This remote pass is Sugar Loaf Mountain can
surrounded by a vast be climbed in under an
expanse of blanket R759 hour from the car park on
bog dotted with its southern side.
pools and streams.
R755
7 Lough Tay
3 Glenmacnass R115 Lough Dan Stark, rocky slopes plunge
After Sally Gap, the road down to the dark waters
drops into a deep glen Vartru resorvior of Lough Tay. Though it
where a waterfall spills lies within a Guinness-
dramatically over rocks. owned estate, the lake is
Annamoe accessible to walkers.
6 Roundwood
The highest village in Ireland at 238 m
Glenmacnass
(780 ft) above sea level, Roundwood
R756
Laragh
enjoys a fine setting. Its main street is
lined with pubs, cafés and craft shops.
4 Glendalough
This ancient lakeside monastery
(see pp144–5), enclosed by wood ed R755 Avonmore
slopes, is the prime historical sight
in the Wicklow Mountains. Clara
RATHDRUM
Tips for Drivers
Length: 96 km (60 miles). 0 kilometers 5
Stopping-off points: There 0 miles 5
are several pubs and cafés in
Enniskerry (including Poppies, 5 Vale of Clara
an old-fashioned tearoom), and Key This picturesque wooded valley
also in Roundwood, but this Tour route follows the River Avonmore. It
area is better for picnics. There contains the tiny village of Clara,
are several marked picnic spots Other roads which consists of two houses, a
south of Enniskerry. Viewpoint church and a school.

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