Newtown Church ruin
Newtown Church ruin is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Newtown Church ruin is situated nearby to the cemetery Newtown Graveyard, as well as near the ruins Newtown (Erly) Towerhouse.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church ruin in the townland of Newtown (Baker) near Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Newtown (Baker) Church”, “Newtown (Baker) Church ruin”, “Newtown (Baker) Church Ruin”, and “St. Coran’s Church ruin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lacken Well and Burnchurch Castle.
Lacken Well
Spring
Photo: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacken Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km east of Newtown Church ruin.
Burnchurch Castle
Ruins
Photo: Simonak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Burnchurch Castle is situated 3½ km north of Newtown Church ruin.
Saint James’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint James’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km west of Newtown Church ruin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Callan.
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 3 km east of Newtown Church ruin.
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 5 km west of Newtown Church ruin.
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 5 km south of Newtown Church ruin.
Newtown Church ruin
- Categories: church ruin, building, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.54542° or 52° 32′ 44″ northLongitude
-7.31753° or 7° 19′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4JGMWJ+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 525684722OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q130374021
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newtown Graveyard and Newtown (Erly) Towerhouse.
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