Great South Wall

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The Great South Wall is a historic sea wall and former breakwater in Dublin, Ireland, built in the 18th century to protect and guide shipping into Dublin Bay.

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Great South Wall canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure
sea wall
builtFor Dublin Port
category Coastal defence
Maritime infrastructure in Ireland
connectsTo Poolbeg Peninsula
Ringsend
constructionStart 18th century
country Ireland
feature views of Dublin Bay
views of Dublin city
views of Howth Head
follows approach channel to Dublin Port
formerName South Bull Wall
hasAccessPoint Pigeon House Road end
hasPart Poolbeg Lighthouse
hasViewOf Irish Sea
Killiney Bay (distant)
linked to: Killiney

Poolbeg Chimneys
linked to: Poolbeg chimneys
heritageStatus historic maritime structure
length approximately 4 kilometres
locatedIn County Dublin
Dublin
Dublin Bay
Irish Sea
Leinster
locatedNear Pigeon House Road
Sandymount Strand
locatedOn south side of Dublin Bay
maintainedBy Dublin Port Company
material granite
stone
near Dublin Port shipping channel
linked to: Dublin Port

North Bull Wall
purpose to guide shipping into Dublin Port
to protect shipping entering Dublin Bay
terminatesAt Poolbeg Lighthouse
usedAs public walkway

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poolbeg Peninsula hasPart Great South Wall
Poolbeg Peninsula knownFor Great South Wall
South Bull Wall connectsWith Great South Wall
Poolbeg Lighthouse locatedOn Great South Wall
Poolbeg chimneys near Great South Wall
Poolbeg Generating Station locatedNear Great South Wall
Poolbeg hasPart Great South Wall
Poolbeg hasLandmark Great South Wall