Shelton Abbey Prison
1860s drawing | |
| Location | Arklow, County Wicklow |
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| Coordinates | 52°48′58″N 6°11′27″W / 52.815976°N 6.190734°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | open prison |
| Capacity | 115 |
| Population | 109 (as of August 2021) |
| Opened | early 1970s |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Mr. Joseph Donohue |
Shelton Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Shelton) on the north bank of the Avoca near Arklow County Wicklow, is a penal institution operated by the Irish Prison Service (IPS).
Shelton Abbey was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Wicklow until 1951 when financial difficulties forced William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow to sell the estate to the Irish State.