Grangefertagh castle
Grangefertagh castle is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Grangefertagh castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Baunballinlough Ringfort, as well as near the cemetery Moneynamuck Graveyard.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle and bawn in Grangefertagh, County Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Grangefertagh Castle (site)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grangefertagh Round Tower and Glashare Castle.
Grangefertagh Round Tower
Photo: GothmogLord, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 690 metres southeast of Grangefertagh castle.
Glashare Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glashare Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km east of Grangefertagh castle.
Foulkscourt Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foulkscourt Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3 km southwest of Grangefertagh castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmoy and Johnstown.
Galmoy
Locality
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Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown.
Johnstown
Village
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Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 3½ km south of Grangefertagh 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 7 km northeast of Grangefertagh castle.
Grangefertagh castle
- Categories: castle, bawn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.78114° or 52° 46′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.55399° or 7° 33′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C4JQCJW+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1315408463OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q137706263
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