Brownstown Ringfort

Brownstown Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Brownstown Ringfort is situated near the sports venue Countryside Leisure Activity Centre, as well as near the historic site Location of McDonald’s Cottage.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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
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Latitude

52.68153° or 52° 40′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.22499° or 7° 13′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C4JMQJG+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531218239

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Countryside Leisure Activity Centre and Location of McDonald’s Cottage.

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