Obelisks

Obelisks is a locality in County Kildare, Leinster. Obelisks is situated nearby to the locality Belan Demesne, as well as near Pill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bolton Abbey and Moone Abbey.

Bolton Abbey

Monastery

Bolton Abbey, Moone, County Kildare is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1965. It was established by monks from Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, and became an independent monastery and abbey in 1977.

Moone Abbey

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moone Abbey is a ruins.

Kilkea Castle

Hotel

Photo: GsmithEIDW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kilkea Castle is located 5 km northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow. It was a medieval stronghold, for over 700 years, of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare. Kilkea Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Obelisks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moone and Kilkea.

Moone

Village

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Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is 55 km south-west of Dublin city centre. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 2½ km northeast of Obelisks.

Kilkea

Village

Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village. Kilkea is situated 3½ km southwest of Obelisks.

Timolin

Village

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Timolin is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is located off the R448 road, the former N9 road about 80 km south of Dublin. It is a small village, with less than a hundred inhabitants, one shop and two pubs. Timolin is situated 3½ km northeast of Obelisks.

Obelisks

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

52.96472° or 52° 57′ 53″ north

Longitude

-6.85167° or 6° 51′ 6″ west

Elevation

86 metres (282 feet)

Open location code

9C4MX47X+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52226597

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3314284

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