Shirehall Castle

Shirehall Castle is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Shirehall Castle is situated nearby to Kilkenny Castle Park, as well as near Castle Park Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny Castle Graveyard.

Kilkenny Castle

Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 240 metres northwest of Shirehall Castle.

Kilkenny Castle Graveyard

Cemetery

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kilkenny Castle Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Shirehall Castle.

County Hall

Town hall

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

County Hall is a municipal facility in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. County Hall is situated 370 metres north of Shirehall Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennettsbridge and Johnswell.

Bennettsbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of Shirehall Castle.

Johnswell

Locality

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of Shirehall Castle.

Shirehall Castle

Type: Archaeological site
Description: site of a castle in the Castle Park in Kilkenny
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.64933° or 52° 38′ 58″ north

Longitude

-7.24573° or 7° 14′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C4JJQX3+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1097838464

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q137646581

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