The Grand Canal (An Chanáil Mhór) is the southernmost of a pair of canals that connect Dublin, in the east of Ireland, with the River Shannon in the west,via Tullamore and a number of other villages and towns, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin'
This is a modern 202ha (500ac) Business Park development created by South Dublin County Council to attract high end industries to South Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area.
This imposing ruined structure is located close to the summit of Mountpelier Hill in the Dublin Mountains, facing north east across the low-lying areas of Tallaght and Rathfarnham.