Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle is a tower house which formed part of a medieval hospital and National Monument located in Kilkenny, Ireland.Photo: John Stephen Reid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Black Castle of the Magalenes” and “Magdalen Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station.
Kilkenny Castle
Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 390 metres southwest of Maudlin Castle.
Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Irish Typepad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny railway station serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station is situated 220 metres north of Maudlin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 7 km northeast of Maudlin Castle.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of Maudlin Castle.
Maudlin Castle
- Categories: tower house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.65263° or 52° 39′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.2447° or 7° 14′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4JMQ34+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 179791261OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q26910902
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Maudlin Castle” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Maudlin Castle”
- French: “Maudlin Castle”
- German: “Caisleán Mhaidilin”
- German: “Magdalen Castle”
- German: “Maudlin Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Mhaidilín”
- Scots: “Maudlin Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Маудлін”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include County Hall and Saint John’s Church.
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