Gowran Castle
Gowran Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Leinster. Gowran Castle is situated nearby to the village Goresbridge, as well as near Paulstown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran and Bastionfort Well.
St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran
Photo: Jcgowran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary’s Collegiate Church Gowran, also known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption, is a church in the centre of the town of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran is situated 1 km west of Gowran Castle.
Bastionfort Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bastionfort Well is a spring, which is situated 1½ km west of Gowran Castle.
Gowran Park Racecourse
Athletics track
Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran. The first meeting was held in 1914. and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952. Gowran Park Racecourse is situated 2 km southwest of Gowran Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gowran and Goresbridge.
Gowran
Village
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gowran is a town on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The historic St. Mary's Collegiate Church is in the centre of Gowran, close to Gowran Castle.
Goresbridge
Village
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Goresbridge is a small village located in the east of County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, which provides a crossing of the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow in the South-East region. Goresbridge is situated 4 km east of Gowran Castle.
Paulstown
Village
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Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Paulstown is situated 6 km north of Gowran Castle.
Gowran Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62806° or 52° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-7.05028° or 7° 3′ 1″ westElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9C4JJWHX+6VGeoNames ID
3302392
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