Rathcoffey Castle
Rathcoffey Castle is a 15th-century castle in Rathcoffey, County Kildare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Sacred Heart and Barberstown Castle.
Church of the Sacred Heart
Church
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Church of the Sacred Heart is situated 1 km northwest of Rathcoffey Castle.
Barberstown Castle
Castle
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Barberstown Castle is a structure originally built in 1288 in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, 25 km west of Dublin. It has been operating as a hotel since 1971 and is surrounded by 20 acres of gardens. Barberstown Castle is situated 4 km east of Rathcoffey Castle.
K Club
Resort
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The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club is a golf and leisure complex located in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland. West of Dublin, it is built on the original grounds of the Straffan estate, incorporating the 1830s Straffan House. K Club is situated 4 km southeast of Rathcoffey Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Straffan and Clane.
Straffan
Village
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Straffan is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream of the Irish capital Dublin. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 1,158, an over three-fold increase since the 2002 census. Straffan is situated 4½ km southeast of Rathcoffey Castle.
Clane
Town
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Clane is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. With a population of 8,152 in 2022, it is the ninth-largest town in Kildare and the 66th-largest in Ireland. Clane is situated 4½ km south of Rathcoffey Castle.
Staplestown
Locality
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Staplestown is a village and townland in north County Kildare, Ireland, located 40 kilometres west of Dublin. The village has a church, a school and is home to St Kevin's GAA. Staplestown is situated 7 km west of Rathcoffey Castle.
Rathcoffey Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in County Kildare, Ireland
- Categories: castle, national monument of Ireland, building, and historic site
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.33138° or 53° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.6647° or 6° 39′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5M88JP+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1135807695OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q24196392
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Rathcoffey Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Rathcoffey Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Рахкоффі”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richardstown Castle and Ladychapell Graveyard.
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