Pit House
Pit House is a country house in County Laois, Leinster. Pit House is situated nearby to the locality Aghaboe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 3 km south of Pit House.
Aghaboe Church
Church
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghaboe Church is situated 3 km south of Pit House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghaboe and Mountrath.
Aghaboe
Locality
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 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. Aghaboe is situated 3½ km south of Pit House.
Mountrath
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Mountrath is a town in County Laois, with a population in 2022 of about 2100. In the 18th and 19th century it was industrial, with weaving and metal-working from local iron ores.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. Clogh is situated 7 km south of Pit House.
Pit House
- Type: Country house
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.95111° or 52° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-7.5075° or 7° 30′ 27″ westElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
9C4JXF2V+C2GeoNames ID
3313521
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Pit House from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Pit House”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cuddagh and Long Island Well.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Newtown House and Moorfield House.
County Laois: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Mountmellick, and Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.