Fore town gate
Fore town gate is a city gate in County Westmeath, Leinster. Fore town gate is situated nearby to the church St Feichin’s, as well as near Mill Pond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: City gate
- Description: remains of a town gate in Fore, Co. Westmeath
- Also known as: “Fore town gates”, “Gateway”, and “South East Gate”
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.
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 3½ km south of Fore town 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 5 km west of Fore town gate.
Fore town gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.67914° or 53° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
-7.22566° or 7° 13′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQHF+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 301096104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q116541354
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Highlights include St Feichin’s and St Feichin’s Church.
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