Closutton

Closutton is a locality in County Carlow, Leinster. Closutton is situated nearby to the locality Farranatreney, as well as near the village Royal Oak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bagenalstown and Leighlinbridge Castle.

Bagenalstown

Railway station

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Muine Bheag halt serves the town of Bagenalstown, in County Carlow, Ireland. Nearby is Leighlinbridge in the same county. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. Bagenalstown is situated 3½ km southeast of Closutton.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

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Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Closutton.

St Laserian’s Cathedral

Church

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St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. St Laserian’s Cathedral is situated 3 km northwest of Closutton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royal Oak and Leighlinbridge.

Royal Oak

Village

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Bagenalstown, and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk.

Leighlinbridge

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Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Old Leighlin

Village

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Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 3 km northwest of Closutton.

Closutton

Type: Locality
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.71556° or 52° 42′ 56″ north

Longitude

-7.00028° or 7° 0′ 1″ west

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

9C4JPX8X+6V

GeoNames ID

3302942

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