Loughtown
Loughtown is a locality in County Wexford, Leinster. Loughtown is situated nearby to the locality Newtown, as well as near the hamlet Ringville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Island Power Station and Dunbrody Abbey.
Great Island Power Station
Power station
Photo: Paddy Mulvey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Island Power Station is a gas fired and former heavy fuel oil fired power station situated near Waterford Harbour in Great Island, County Wexford, Ireland, that supplies electricity to more than 500,000 Irish homes.
Dunbrody Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunbrody Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in County Wexford, Ireland. The cross-shaped church was built in the 13th century, and the tower was added in the 15th century. Dunbrody Abbey is situated 3½ km east of Loughtown.
Gorteens Castle
Castle
Gorteens Castle is a ruined castle situated on private land in south-east County Kilkenny near the village of Slieverue close to Waterford city. It is in the historic parish of Rathpatrick in the south-east of the Barony of Ida. Gorteens Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Loughtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheekpoint and Slieverue.
Cheekpoint
Village
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Cheekpoint is a village and townland in County Waterford, Ireland, at the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Located beneath 150-metre-high Minaun Hill, the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 650-metre-long Barrow Bridge and Great Island Power Station. Cheekpoint is situated 2½ km south of Loughtown.
Slieverue
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, is a village in South County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the historical barony of Ida. Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile. Slieverue's population, as of the 2016 census, was 476. Slieverue is situated 4½ km west of Loughtown.
Campile
Village
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Campile is a small village situated in County Wexford in the south of Ireland. It is 14 kilometres south of the town of New Ross. As of the 2022 census, Campile had a population of 371 people. Campile is situated 4½ km east of Loughtown.
Loughtown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.29223° or 52° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.00535° or 7° 0′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C4J7XRV+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2510575848OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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