North West Gate
North West Gate is a ruins in County Westmeath, Leinster. North West Gate is situated nearby to the church Anchorite Cell, as well as near the ruins St Feichin’s Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Turgesius Island.
Turgesius Island
Forest
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The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin. Turgesius Island is situated 2½ km south of North West Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fore and Collinstown.
Fore
Village
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Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland. The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area.
Collinstown
Village
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Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356. Collinstown is situated 4 km south of North West Gate.
Castlepollard
Town
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Castlepollard is a small town in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. As of the 2022 census, Castlepollard had a population of 1,349 people. Castlepollard is situated 4½ km west of North West Gate.
North West Gate
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.68227° or 53° 40′ 56″ northLongitude
-7.22993° or 7° 13′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQJC+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 301096103OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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