Water Castle
Water Castle is a castle in County Laois, Leinster. Water Castle is situated nearby to the town Durrow, as well as near the village Ballacolla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady’s Well and Durrow Church.
Our Lady’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Water Castle.
Abbeyleix House
House
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix House, sometimes called Abbeyleix Castle, is an Irish country house that was the residence of the Viscounts de Vesci in County Laois, Ireland. Abbeyleix House is situated 2½ km north of Water Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durrow and Abbeyleix.
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 3½ km southwest of Water Castle.
Abbeyleix
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Ballacolla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 5 km west of Water Castle.
Water Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.87444° or 52° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.36972° or 7° 22′ 11″ westElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
9C4JVJFJ+Q4GeoNames ID
3308029
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