Castletown Ringfort

Castletown Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Castletown Ringfort is situated nearby to the peak Knockdrinnia, as well as near the ruins Castletown Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Michael’s Well and Castle Pierce.

St Michael’s Well

Spring

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

St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km south of Castletown Ringfort.

Castle Pierce

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Pierce is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Castletown Ringfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmoy and Rathdowney.

Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown. Galmoy is situated 3 km east of Castletown Ringfort.

Rathdowney

Town

Photo: Pauly3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown. Rathdowney is situated 6 km north of Castletown 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 7 km southeast of Castletown Ringfort.

Castletown Ringfort

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

52.801° or 52° 48′ 4″ north

Longitude

-7.6122° or 7° 36′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C4JR92Q+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531689130

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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