Scrub and Glenmacolla

Scrub and Glenmacolla is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Scrub and Glenmacolla is situated nearby to the locality Bunlacken, as well as near Graigueavoice.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cullahill Castle and Cullahill Castle chapel.

Cullahill Castle

Ruins

Photo: Krigh, CC BY 3.0.

Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. Cullahill Castle takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to Cullahill village.

Cullahill Castle chapel

Ruins

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

Cullahill Castle chapel is a ruins.

Aghmacart Church

Church

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aghmacart Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Scrub and Glenmacolla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Galmoy.

Cullohill

Village

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.

Galmoy

Locality

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

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. Galmoy is situated 6 km west of Scrub and Glenmacolla.

Durrow

Town

Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.

Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 7 km northeast of Scrub and Glenmacolla.

Scrub and Glenmacolla

Type: Locality
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.80556° or 52° 48′ 20″ north

Longitude

-7.47972° or 7° 28′ 47″ west

Elevation

142 metres (466 feet)

Open location code

9C4JRG4C+64

GeoNames ID

3307997

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