Bolton Castle

Bolton Castle is a castle in County Kildare, Leinster. Bolton Castle is situated nearby to the monastery Bolton Abbey, as well as near the village Moone.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Bolton Abbey is situated 470 metres southeast of Bolton Castle.

Moone Abbey

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moone Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km north of Bolton Castle.

Mullaghreelan Rath

Archaeological site

Mullaghreelan Rath is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Kildare, Ireland. Mullaghreelan Rath is situated 4 km southwest of Bolton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moone and Timolin.

Moone

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

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.

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 Bolton Castle.

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 4½ km west of Bolton Castle.

Bolton Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.9575° or 52° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.82917° or 6° 49′ 45″ west

Elevation

122 metres (400 feet)

Open location code

9C4MX55C+28

GeoNames ID

3314285

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