Gowran Castle

Gowran Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Leinster. Gowran Castle is situated nearby to the village Goresbridge, as well as near Paulstown.

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

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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 in the east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, crossing the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow. 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″ north

Longitude

-7.05028° or 7° 3′ 1″ west

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

9C4JJWHX+6V

GeoNames ID

3302392

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