Altar

Altar is a building in County Kerry, Munster. Altar is situated nearby to Aghadoe Cemetery, as well as near the historic site CIIC 242 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aghadoe Round Tower and Aghadoe Cathedral.

Aghadoe Round Tower

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aghadoe Round Tower is situated 130 metres northwest of Altar.

Aghadoe Cathedral

Ruins

Photo: BertholdStrucken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aghadoe Cathedral was a church that may have been the seat of a bishop at Aghadoe, Ireland. The now ruined cathedral overlooks the Lakes of Killarney from Aghadoe, a few miles from Killarney.

Parkavonear Castle is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman ruin in Aghadoe in Ireland, overlooking the lakes of Killarney. It was built following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. Parkavonear Castle is situated 150 metres southwest of Altar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fossa and Killarney.

Fossa

Hamlet

Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish include Aghadoe and Coolgarriv.

Killarney

Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a resident population of 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.

Beaufort

Village

Photo: Europa76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. Beaufort is situated 6 km west of Altar.

Altar

Type: Building
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.07651° or 52° 4′ 35″ north

Longitude

-9.55311° or 9° 33′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C4G3CGW+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 328141356

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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