Garrylaun Church
Garrylaun Church is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Garrylaun Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Erke Graveyard, as well as near the archaeological site Rathpatrick Ringfort (rath).- Type: Ruins
- Description: church ruin in Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Church of Erke”, “Erke Church”, and “Garrylaun Church Ruin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Well and Castle Pierce.
St Michael’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km southwest of Garrylaun Church.
Castle Pierce
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Pierce is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km west of Garrylaun Church.
Grangefertagh Round Tower
Photo: GothmogLord, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 4 km east of Garrylaun Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmoy and Johnstown.
Galmoy
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown.
Johnstown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 6 km southeast of Garrylaun Church.
Rathdowney
Town
Photo: Pauly3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown. Rathdowney is situated 7 km north of Garrylaun Church.
Garrylaun Church
- Categories: church ruin, church, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.79154° or 52° 47′ 30″ northLongitude
-7.59954° or 7° 35′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4JQCR2+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 524095735OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q116855285
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Highlights include Erke Graveyard and Rathpatrick Ringfort (rath).
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