Mountgarret Castle
Mountgarret Castle is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Mountgarret Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Seskin North Ringfort, as well as near the village Ballyragget.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) and Barney Church.
Saint Brigid’s Well (site of)
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Mountgarret Castle.
Barney Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barney Church is a ruins, which is situated 2 km southeast of Mountgarret Castle.
St. Finan’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Finan’s Well is a spring, which is situated 4 km northeast of Mountgarret Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget and Durrow.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 3½ km southeast of Mountgarret Castle.
Durrow
Town
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 5 km north of Mountgarret Castle.
Cullohill
Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Cullohill is situated 6 km west of Mountgarret Castle.
Mountgarret Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.80172° or 52° 48′ 6″ northLongitude
-7.38302° or 7° 22′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C4JRJ28+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1183888366OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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