Swearing Stone
Swearing Stone is a cross in County Kildare, Leinster. Swearing Stone is situated nearby to St James’s Church, as well as near Castledermot Round Tower.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castledermot Round Tower and Castledermot Abbey.
Castledermot Round Tower
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Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.
Castledermot Abbey
Ruins
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Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD. Castledermot Abbey is situated 240 metres southwest of Swearing Stone.
Coláiste Lorcáin
School
Coláiste Lorcáin is a secondary school located in the town of Castledermot, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland. The current principal is E. Gaughran. Coláiste Lorcáin is situated 260 metres west of Swearing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castledermot and Kilkea.
Castledermot
Town
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Castledermot is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km from Dublin, and 10 km from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was re-designated the R448.
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 6 km northwest of Swearing Stone.
Moone
Village
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Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 7 km north of Swearing Stone.
Swearing Stone
- Type: Cross
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91018° or 52° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.83472° or 6° 50′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C4MW568+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 13723629208OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cross
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