Newtown
Newtown is a locality in County Offaly, Leinster. Newtown is situated nearby to the hamlet Corbeg, as well as near Lemanaghan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Doon Castle.
Doon Castle
Ruins
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Doon Castle is a ruins, which is situated 4 km northwest of Newtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doon and Ferbane.
Doon
Hamlet
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Doon is a small village in the north-west corner of County Offaly, Ireland. The Doon landscape is dominated by the ruins of the castle of Esker, which stands on a sandy ridge north of Doon crossroads. Doon is situated 3½ km northwest of Newtown.
Ferbane
Town
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. Ferbane is situated 4½ km southwest of Newtown.
Pullough
Village
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Pollagh, also spelled Pullough, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland. It is a rural village on the Grand Canal and lies between Ferbane and Tullamore. Pullough is situated 6 km southeast of Newtown.
Newtown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30575° or 53° 18′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.79078° or 7° 47′ 27″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
9C5J8645+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 52250718OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3313924
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