Burnchurch Castle
Burnchurch Castle is a well-preserved 15th century Norman tower house with a round gate tower, located in the parish of Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland.Photo: Simonak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burnchurch Church and Ballyda Holy Well.
Ballyda Holy Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyda Holy Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Burnchurch Castle.
Ballybur Castle
House
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballybur Castle is a house, which is situated 2 km north of Burnchurch Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Stoneyford.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Kells is situated 4½ km south of Burnchurch Castle.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 6 km southeast of Burnchurch Castle.
Callan
Town
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Callan is situated 7 km southwest of Burnchurch Castle.
Burnchurch Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: 15th or 16th century tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Categories: Tower House, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.57595° or 52° 34′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.29746° or 7° 17′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C4JHPG3+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 46340083OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4999618
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Burnchurch Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burnchurch Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán an Teampaill Loiscthe”
- Russian: “Замок Бёрнчёрч”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Бернчьорч”
- Uzbek: “Bernchorch qal’asi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnchurch Graveyard and Saint Dallan’s Well.
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