Gorteen

Gorteen is a locality in , . Gorteen is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colliery Church and St Longory’s Well.

Church

Church
is situated 3½ km southwest of Gorteen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crettyard and Clogh.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , . It is on the border with , at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south.

Village
is a village, and namesake of an electoral district in , . It is also a townland in the civil parish of in the ancient barony of Fassadinin. is situated 4 km north of Gorteen.

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is the largest town in north in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue.

Gorteen

Latitude
52.82639° or 52° 49′ 35″ north
Longitude
-7.15444° or 7° 9′ 16″ west
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
Open location code
9C4JRRGW+H6
Geo­Names ID
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