Mount Briscoe
Mount Briscoe is a locality in County Offaly, Leinster. Mount Briscoe is situated nearby to the locality Killeen Bridge, as well as near Killoneen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Croghan Hill and St Brigid’s Church.
Croghan Hill
Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Croghan Hill is a hill with a height of 234 metres in County Offaly, Ireland. The remains of an extinct volcano, it rises from the Bog of Allen and dominates the surrounding plains. Croghan Hill is situated 4 km north of Mount Briscoe.
St Brigid’s Church
Church
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brigid’s Church is situated 2½ km north of Mount Briscoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daingean and Croghan.
Daingean
Village
Photo: Padraig McGrath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daingean, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road.
Croghan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. Croghan is situated 3½ km north of Mount Briscoe.
Rhode
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Rhode is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen. Rhode is situated 6 km northeast of Mount Briscoe.
Mount Briscoe
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.31139° or 53° 18′ 41″ northLongitude
-7.26472° or 7° 15′ 53″ westElevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
9C5J8P6P+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 52269835OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3313861
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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