Fore town gate

Fore town gate is a city gate in , . Fore town gate is situated nearby to , as well as near .
  • 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 Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church and Cloister at Fore Abbey.

Church
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grassland
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a grassland, which is situated 540 metres north of Fore town gate.

Islet
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The principal island on is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered . is situated 2 km south of Fore town gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fore and Collinstown.

Village
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is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Abbey, situated to the north of in , in . The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area.

Village
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is a village in north , situated on the R395 regional road overlooking . It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of and had a population of 356. is situated 3½ km south of Fore town gate.

Town
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is a small town in north , Ireland. It lies west of and northeast of and . As of the 2022 census, had a population of 1,349 people. is situated 5 km west of Fore town gate.

Fore town gate

Latitude
53.67914° or 53° 40′ 45″ north
Longitude
-7.22566° or 7° 13′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C5JMQHF+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301096104
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q116541354
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Feichin’s Church and Tobernacogany.

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