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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Powerscourt like this:
Powerscourt, par., NW. co. Wicklow, on river Dargle, 18,938 ac., pop. 2034; contains Powerscourt House, seat of Viscount Powerscourt, 4½ miles SW. of Bray; Powerscourt Waterfall, 3 miles to the SW., in the Dargle glen, has a fall of 300 ft.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Powerscourt, in and County Wicklow | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28306
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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