Kilree Round Tower
Kilree Round Tower is a tower in Kilkenny, Leinster. Kilree Round Tower is situated nearby to the ruins Kilree Church Ruin, as well as near the cemetery Kilree Graveyard.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: round tower at the former monastic site of Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilree and Toberbride.
Kilree
Archaeological site
Photo: Harryreid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilree is a former Christian monastery and national monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Toberbride
Spring
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toberbride is a spring, which is situated 370 metres north of Kilree Round Tower.
Saint Kieran’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Kieran’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km east of Kilree Round Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Dunnamaggin.
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.
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 2½ km southwest of Kilree Round Tower.
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 3½ km northeast of Kilree Round Tower.
Kilree Round Tower
- Categories: Irish round tower, national monument of Ireland, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.51827° or 52° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
-7.26873° or 7° 16′ 7″ westOpen location code
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historic=round_towerOpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q131145337
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