Ballitore
Ballitore is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, sometimes spelt as Ballytore. It is noted for its historical Quaker associations. It was the first planned Quaker village in either England or Ireland - and remains the only one in Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mullamast Stone and Moone High Cross.
Mullamast Stone
Archaeological site
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Mullamast Stone is an archaeological site.
Moone High Cross
Cross
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Moone High Cross is a high cross and national monument reputedly dating from the eighth century located in Moone, County Kildare, Ireland. At 17.5 feet high it is the second tallest high cross in Ireland, and also one of the best preserved of its kind. Moone High Cross is situated 3½ km south of Ballitore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crookstown and Timolin.
Crookstown
Locality
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Crookstown is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It lies in the townland of Crookstown Upper on the R448 road where it meets the R415 regional road, about 75 km south of Dublin.
Timolin
Village
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Timolin is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is located off the R448 road, the former N9 road about 80 km south of Dublin. It is a small village, with less than a hundred inhabitants, one shop and two pubs. Timolin is situated 2½ km south of Ballitore.
Moone
Village
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Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 4 km south of Ballitore.
Ballitore
- Type: Village with 793 residents
- Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.00939° or 53° 0′ 34″ northLongitude
-6.81559° or 6° 48′ 56″ westPopulation
793Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
9C5M255M+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 52257440OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2966692Wikidata ID
Q4076804
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