Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort

Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort is situated nearby to the meadow Kill Field, as well as near Black Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballylarkin Church and Tobernapeastia.

Ballylarkin Church

Ruins

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

Ballylarkin Church, also called Ballylarkin Abbey, is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Ballylarkin Church is situated 620 metres southwest of Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort.

Tobernapeastia

Spring

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

Tobernapeastia is a spring, which is situated 1¼ km north of Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort.

Kilrush Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilrush Castle is situated 1½ km west of Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyragget and Johnstown.

Ballyragget

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

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 9 km northeast of Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort.

Johnstown

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 10 km west of Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort.

Ballylarkin Upper Ringfort

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

52.72556° or 52° 43′ 32″ north

Longitude

-7.41941° or 7° 25′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C4JPHGJ+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531494645

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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