Erke House

Erke House is a country house in Kilkenny, Leinster. Erke House is situated nearby to the locality Galmoy, as well as near the village Johnstown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Michael’s Well and Grangefertagh Round Tower.

St Michael’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km southwest of Erke House.

Grangefertagh Round Tower

Photo: GothmogLord, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 3½ km east of Erke House.

Castle Pierce

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Pierce is a ruins, which is situated 3 km west of Erke House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmoy and Johnstown.

Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown.

Johnstown

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 5 km southeast of Erke House.

Rathdowney

Town

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Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown. Rathdowney is situated 7 km north of Erke House.

Erke House

Type: Country house
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.79083° or 52° 47′ 27″ north

Longitude

-7.59444° or 7° 35′ 40″ west

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

9C4JQCR4+86

GeoNames ID

3307981

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