Gowran Park Racecourse
Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran. The first meeting was held in 1914. and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Athletics track
- Description: horse racing venue in the Republic of Ireland
- Also known as: “Gowran Park”
- Postal code: R95 AH5W
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran and Bastionfort Well.
St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran
Photo: Jcgowran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary’s Collegiate Church Gowran, also known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption, is a church in the centre of the town of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran is situated 1½ km north of Gowran Park Racecourse.
Bastionfort Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bastionfort Well is a spring, which is situated 1¼ km north of Gowran Park Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gowran and Goresbridge.
Gowran
Village
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gowran is a town on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The historic St. Mary's Collegiate Church is in the centre of Gowran, close to Gowran Castle.
Goresbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Goresbridge is a small village located in the east of County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, which provides a crossing of the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow in the South-East region. Goresbridge is situated 5 km east of Gowran Park Racecourse.
Paulstown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Paulstown is situated 8 km northeast of Gowran Park Racecourse.
Gowran Park Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61539° or 52° 36′ 55″ northLongitude
-7.07121° or 7° 4′ 16″ westElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
9C4JJW8H+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 754998107OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingGeoNames ID
8378916Wikidata ID
Q5590119
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Japanese—“Gowran Park Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Páirc Ghabhráin”
- Japanese: “ゴウワン競馬場”
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