Carton Tower
Carton Tower is a tower in County Kildare, Leinster. Carton Tower is situated nearby to Golf Union of Ireland, as well as near the golf course GUI Practice Academy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carton House and Conolly’s Folly.
Carton House
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100 acres estate, from an original estate of 70,000 acres. Carton House is situated 1 km west of Carton Tower.
Conolly’s Folly
Photo: Ilja Klutman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure located between Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland. It was built in the mid-18th century by the Conolly family, then owners of the Castletown Estate. Conolly’s Folly is situated 2 km south of Carton Tower.
Maynooth Castle
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family. Maynooth Castle is situated 3 km west of Carton Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maynooth and Leixlip.
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.
Leixlip
Town
Photo: Magnolia677, CC BY 4.0.
Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 5 km southeast of Carton Tower.
Celbridge
Town
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. Celbridge is situated 6 km south of Carton Tower.
Carton Tower
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Tyroconnell Tower”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3877° or 53° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-6.55291° or 6° 33′ 11″ westOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Carton Tower” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Túr Carton”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GUI Practice Academy and Golf Union of Ireland.
Nearby Places
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