Cheekpoint

Cheekpoint
Pointe na Síge
Village
Cheekpoint harbour
Coordinates: 52°16′7.7″N 6°59′45″W / 52.268806°N 6.99583°W / 52.268806; -6.99583
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford

Cheekpoint (Irish: Pointe na Síge) is a village and townland in County Waterford, Ireland, at the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Located beneath 150-metre-high Minaun Hill, the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 650-metre-long Barrow Bridge and Great Island Power Station. Cheekpoint is also surrounded by the Malting Woods which were planted by Cornelius Bolton.

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