Brownstown Ringfort
Brownstown Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Brownstown Ringfort is situated nearby to the sports venue Countryside Leisure Activity Centre, as well as near the historic site Location of McDonald’s Cottage.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station.
Kilkenny Castle
Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Brownstown Ringfort.
Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Irish Typepad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny railway station serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Brownstown Ringfort.
St Canice’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. St Canice’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km southwest of Brownstown Ringfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell and Castlewarren.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 4½ km northeast of Brownstown Ringfort.
Castlewarren
Village
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlewarren, previously known as Buile, is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. Castlewarren is situated 8 km east of Brownstown Ringfort.
Brownstown Ringfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.68153° or 52° 40′ 54″ northLongitude
-7.22499° or 7° 13′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C4JMQJG+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 531218239OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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