Water Tower
Water Tower is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Water Tower is situated nearby to the ruins Infirmary, as well as near Refectory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: one of the seven tower houses at Kells Priory, County Kilkenny, built over the former mill race
- Also known as: “Bridge Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Kieran’s Church and Lacken Well.
St. Kieran’s Church
Ruins
St. Kieran’s Church is a ruins, which is situated 220 metres south of Water Tower.
Lacken Well
Spring
Photo: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacken Well is a spring, which is situated 1 km northwest of Water Tower.
Toberbride
Spring
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toberbride is a spring, which is situated 2 km south of Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Stoneyford.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 2½ km east of Water Tower.
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 4½ km southwest of Water Tower.
Water Tower
- Categories: tower house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.53862° or 52° 32′ 19″ northLongitude
-7.26705° or 7° 16′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C4JGPQM+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 150412627OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q136687142
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