East Coast & Midlands
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County Laois

Cahir Hill

Cahir Hill is an archaeological site in , . Cahir Hill is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cullahill Castle and Aghmacart Church.

Ruins
Photo: Krigh, CC BY 3.0.
was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to village. is situated 2 km southwest of Cahir Hill.

Church
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 4 km west of Cahir Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Durrow.

Village
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Abbeyleix is a town in 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.

Town
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
is a village located in south-east , . Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. is situated 4½ km northeast of Cahir Hill.

Village
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, officially Ballycolla, is a village in , . It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. is situated 6 km north of Cahir Hill.

Cahir Hill

Latitude
52.82936° or 52° 49′ 46″ north
Longitude
-7.45603° or 7° 27′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C4JRGHV+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1197841288
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmland
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brooklawn House and Saint John’s Well.

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