Furness
Furness is a locality in County Kildare, Leinster. Furness is situated nearby to the village Johnstown, as well as near the locality Gallows Glen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Furness Church and Naas Racecourse.
Furness Church
Ruins
Furness Church is a 13th-century Norman church located in County Kildare, Ireland.
Naas Racecourse
Sports venue
Photo: Florian Christoph, CC BY 2.0.
Naas Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, approximately 18 miles from Dublin. The course stages both Flat racing and National Hunt racing and in 2010 fifteen race meetings were held there.
Punchestown Longstone
Archaeological site
Photo: Mega Phil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Punchestown Longstone is a menhir and national monument near Naas in Ireland. Punchestown Longstone is situated 4 km southwest of Furness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnstown and Rathmore.
Johnstown
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnstown is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located 2 km north of Naas just off the N7 at junction 8. It is approximately 25 km from Dublin city centre, and is a home for commuters working in Dublin and Naas.
Rathmore
Hamlet
Rathmore, a village, civil parish and District electoral division in County Kildare, Ireland, is located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Naas North. Rathmore is situated 3 km east of Furness.
Kill
Village
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Kill is a village and parish in County Kildare, Ireland near the county's border with Dublin beside the N7. Its population was recorded as 3,818 people in the 2022 census. Kill is situated 3 km north of Furness.
Furness
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Forenaghts”
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22395° or 53° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-6.60419° or 6° 36′ 15″ westElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
9C5M69FW+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 52268401OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2964198
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