Knockfield
Knockfield is a locality in County Kildare, Leinster. Knockfield is situated nearby to the locality Graney, as well as near Knockshannagh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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 Round Tower is situated 4 km west of Knockfield.
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 4 km west of Knockfield.
Coláiste Lorcáin
School
Coláiste Lorcáin is a secondary school located in the town of Castledermot, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland. The school was established in July 1982 as a result of an amalgamation between the Vocational School, Castledermot and St. Coláiste Lorcáin is situated 4 km west of Knockfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castledermot and Rathvilly.
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. Castledermot is situated 4 km northwest of Knockfield.
Rathvilly
Village
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Tullow is a small market town in County Carlow where N81 crosses the River Slaney. This was the main road between Dublin and Wexford until M11 was built along the coast. Rathvilly is situated 6 km east of Knockfield.
Baltinglass
Town
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Baltinglass, historically known as Baltinglas, is a town in south-west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Carlow and County Kildare, on the N81 road. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Baltinglass is situated 7 km northeast of Knockfield.
Knockfield
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89808° or 52° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.78221° or 6° 46′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C4MV6X9+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 3344222912OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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