Killure

Killure is a locality in , . Killure is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clonin Earthworks and Rhode Power Station.

Peak
The , also called the Bull Ring, are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in , .

Power station
is a 104 MW gas/oil fired peaker plant situated beside the village of in , . It replaced an 80 MW peat fueled power station operated by ESB that was decommissioned in 2003.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhode and Croghan.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village in , . It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to , 12 km to the east. village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tullamore is the county town of , and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. The town is best known for Tullamore Dew whiskey. is situated 4½ km west of Killure.

Village
Photo: Padraig McGrath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east , . It is situated midway between the towns of and on the R402 regional road. is situated 8 km southwest of Killure.

Killure

Latitude
53.34889° or 53° 20′ 56″ north
Longitude
-7.21556° or 7° 12′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C5J8QXM+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52257923
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q30622436
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Satellite Map

Discover Killure from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Killure” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Killure”

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