Rathinure Church

Rathinure Church is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Rathinure Church is situated near the cemetery Rathinure Graveyard, as well as near the archaeological site Rathinure Ringfort (Rath).

Type: Ruins
Description: church ruin in Rathinure, formerly part of Kildurin, parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Also known as: “Kilcolumb Church”, “Kilcolumb Church (in ruins)”, “Kildurin Church”, and “Rathinure Church Ruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tubberphawdhrig.

Tubberphawdhrig

Stone

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tubberphawdhrig is a stone, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Rathinure Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slieverue and Cheekpoint.

Slieverue

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, is a village in South County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the historical barony of Ida. Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile. Slieverue's population, as of the 2016 census, was 476. Slieverue is situated 5 km southwest of Rathinure Church.

Cheekpoint

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cheekpoint is a village and townland in County Waterford, Ireland, at the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Located beneath 150-metre-high Minaun Hill, the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 650-metre-long Barrow Bridge and Great Island Power Station. Cheekpoint is situated 7 km south of Rathinure Church.

Campile

Village

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Campile is a small village situated in County Wexford in the south of Ireland. It is 14 kilometres south of the town of New Ross. As of the 2022 census, Campile had a population of 371 people. Campile is situated 8 km southeast of Rathinure Church.

Rathinure Church

Categories: church, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.32744° or 52° 19′ 39″ north

Longitude

-7.03393° or 7° 2′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C4J8XG8+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531230952

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

Wikidata ID

Q137771518

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rathinure Graveyard and Rathinure Ringfort (Rath).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Halfway House and Aylwardstown House.

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