The Yellow Gate
The Yellow Gate is a memorial in Kilkenny, Leinster. The Yellow Gate is situated nearby to the public building Sessions House, as well as near the ruins Thomastown Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sessions House and Thomastown Church.
Sessions House
Public building
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sessions House is a public building.
Thomastown Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Thomastown Church is situated 110 metres southwest of The Yellow Gate.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 110 metres southwest of The Yellow Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thomastown and Stoneyford.
Thomastown
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown is a town in County Kilkenny, with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 6 km west of The Yellow Gate.
Knocktopher
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocktopher is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. Knocktopher is situated 7 km southwest of The Yellow Gate.
The Yellow Gate
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Entrance from Kilkenny to the medieval walled town of Thomastown was through the Geata Buidhe or Yellow Gate situated at the lower end of Maudlin Street. [...] in the early 1930s [...] said to have served as the heel stone for [...]”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.52674° or 52° 31′ 36″ northLongitude
-7.13816° or 7° 8′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4JGVG6+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8655975396OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Yellow Gate from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“The Yellow Gate” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Geata Buidhe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yoga Works and Thomastown Mens Shed.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Truffle Fairy and Maya Thai Massage.
Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway.
Curious Memorials to Discover
Uncover intriguing memorials from every corner of the globe.