Powerstown
Powerstown is a locality in County Carlow, Leinster. Powerstown is situated nearby to the locality Orchard Bridge, as well as near Cloghrustick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and St John’s Church.
Leighlinbridge Castle
Ruins
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
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 3 km southwest of Powerstown.
St John’s Church
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John’s Church is situated 2½ km east of Powerstown.
Nurney Cross
Cross
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Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross. The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time. Nurney Cross is situated 2½ km east of Powerstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nurney and Leighlinbridge.
Nurney
Village
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Nurney is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. Nurney is situated 3 km east of Powerstown.
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.
Ballinabranagh
Village
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Ballinabranna or Ballinabrannagh is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometres south of Carlow and 5 kilometres from Junction 6 of the M9 motorway. Ballinabranagh is situated 3½ km northwest of Powerstown.
Powerstown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.76028° or 52° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.95139° or 6° 57′ 5″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9C4MQ26X+4CGeoNames ID
3302991
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