Buddock Cross Roads

Buddock Cross Roads is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Buddock Cross Roads is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballymaddock Cross, as well as near the locality Yellowpit Cross Roads.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunamase and Aghnahily Ringfort.

Dunamase

Castle

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Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland. Rising 46 metres above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Dunamase is situated 3½ km west of Buddock Cross Roads.

Aghnahily Ringfort

Archaeological site

Aghnahily Ringfort is a ringfort and national monument located in County Laois, Ireland. Aghnahily Ringfort is situated 3½ km west of Buddock Cross Roads.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll

Church

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Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll is situated 3 km west of Buddock Cross Roads.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vicarstown and Emo.

Vicarstown

Village

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Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal. Vicarstown is situated 5 km east of Buddock Cross Roads.

Emo

Village

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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 8 km northwest of Buddock Cross Roads.

Ballybrittas

Village

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Ballybrittas is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SW of Monasterevin, County Kildare. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is situated 8 km north of Buddock Cross Roads.

Buddock Cross Roads

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

53.03592° or 53° 2′ 9″ north

Longitude

-7.15977° or 7° 9′ 35″ west

Elevation

102 metres (335 feet)

Open location code

9C5J2RPR+93

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52268764

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3314221

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Localities in the Area

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