Scots Rath
Scots Rath is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. Scots Rath is situated nearby to the peak Shean Hill, as well as near the forest Gortnaclea Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 4 km west of Scots Rath.
Aghaboe Church
Church
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Aghaboe Church is situated 4 km west of Scots Rath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghaboe and Ballacolla.
Aghaboe
Locality
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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. Aghaboe is situated 4 km west of Scots Rath.
Ballacolla
Village
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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 4½ km south of Scots Rath.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. Clogh is situated 5 km southwest of Scots Rath.
Scots Rath
- 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
52.92217° or 52° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
-7.45682° or 7° 27′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4JWGCV+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1235182457OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shean Hill and Gortnaclea Wood.
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