The Nunnery
The Nunnery is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. The Nunnery is situated nearby to the cemetery Keeloge Graveyard, as well as near the village Cullohill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cullahill Castle and Aghmacart Church.
Cullahill Castle
Ruins
Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. Cullahill Castle takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to Cullahill village. Cullahill Castle is situated 2½ km south of The Nunnery.
Aghmacart Church
Church
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghmacart Church is situated 3 km southwest of The Nunnery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullohill and Ballacolla.
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.
Ballacolla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 5 km north of The Nunnery.
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 6 km east of The Nunnery.
The Nunnery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.83753° or 52° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
-7.47718° or 7° 28′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C4JRGQF+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 1197841273OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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