Seskin Ringfort

Seskin Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Seskin Ringfort is situated near the archaeological site Seskin North Ringfort, as well as near Ballynaslee Ringfort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) and Barney Church.

Saint Brigid’s Well (site of)

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) is a spring, which is situated 2½ km south of Seskin Ringfort.

Barney Church

Ruins

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barney Church is a ruins, which is situated 2 km south of Seskin Ringfort.

St. Finan’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Finan’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3 km east of Seskin Ringfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyragget and Durrow.

Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 3½ km southeast of Seskin Ringfort.

Durrow

Town

Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.

Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 4 km north of Seskin Ringfort.

Cullohill

Village

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Cullohill is situated 7 km west of Seskin Ringfort.

Seskin Ringfort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.81018° or 52° 48′ 37″ north

Longitude

-7.37359° or 7° 22′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C4JRJ6G+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531483879

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Seskin North Ringfort and Ballynaslee Ringfort.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Seskin House and Ballyconra 38kV Substation.

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