Church of the Assumption, Greatheath
Church of the Assumption, Greatheath is a church in County Laois, Leinster. Church of the Assumption, Greatheath is situated nearby to Killenny Church (in ruins), as well as near the cemetery Killenny Graveyard (old).Photo: HighKing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Greatheath, County Laois, Ireland
- Also known as: “Church of the Assumption, The Heath”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunamase and Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll.
Dunamase
Castle
Photo: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland. Rising 46 metres above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Dunamase is situated 3½ km south of Church of the Assumption, Greatheath.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll
Church
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll is situated 3½ km south of Church of the Assumption, Greatheath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emo and Ballybrittas.
Emo
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 4 km north of Church of the Assumption, Greatheath.
Ballybrittas
Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybrittas is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SW of Monasterevin, County Kildare. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is situated 7 km northeast of Church of the Assumption, Greatheath.
Portlaoise
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Church of the Assumption, Greatheath
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.062° or 53° 3′ 43″ northLongitude
-7.20065° or 7° 12′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5J3Q6X+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 300348095OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q55055546
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Killenny Church (in ruins) and Killenny Graveyard (old).
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