Lackeen Castle
Lackeen Castle, a tower house within a bawn built in the 12th century as a Kennedy stronghold. The castle is a national monument in state ownership and is located in the townland of Abbeville near to Lorrha in County Tipperary, Ireland.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Ruadhan’s Church, Lorrha and Lorrha Friary.
St. Ruadhan’s Church, Lorrha
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Ruadhan’s Church, Lorrha is a ruins, which is situated 3 km west of Lackeen Castle.
Lorrha Friary
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lorrha Friary is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km west of Lackeen Castle.
Lorrha Priory of St. Ruadhan
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lorrha Priory of St. Ruadhan is a ruins, which is situated 3 km west of Lackeen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lorrha and Rathcabbin.
Lorrha
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lorrha is a small village at the northern tip of County Tipperary, Ireland. Ledewich described village as 'Larah' which is the common name for the talk-motes, mote hills etc. Lorrha is situated 3 km west of Lackeen Castle.
Rathcabbin
Locality
Rathcabbin, often Rathcabban, is a village and electoral district in the northernmost part of County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located off the R489 regional road between Portumna, County Galway and Birr, County Offaly. Rathcabbin is situated 4½ km northeast of Lackeen Castle.
Aglish
Locality
Aglish is a small settlement in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the Civil parish and electoral division of Aglishcloghane in the historical barony of Ormond Lower. Aglish is situated 5 km south of Lackeen Castle.
Lackeen Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in County Tipperary, Ireland
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08858° or 53° 5′ 19″ northLongitude
-8.0739° or 8° 4′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C5H3WQG+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1073609797OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q16893880
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Lackeen Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Lackeen Castle”
- German: “Lackeen Castle”
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Highlights include Piperstown Village and Sluggery Pool.
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