Clomantagh Upper Ringfort

Clomantagh Upper Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Clomantagh Upper Ringfort is situated nearby to the peak Spahill and Clomantagh Hill, as well as near the village Johnstown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spahill and Clomantagh Hill and Our Lady’s Well.

Spahill and Clomantagh Hill

Peak

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Spahill and Clomantagh Hill is a Special Area of Conservation in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The SAC is in the parish of Balleen and includes the townlands of Clomantagh and Spahill, in Irish Spahill is Cnoc na Spá and Clomantagh Hill is An Chloch Mhantach.

Our Lady’s Well

Spring

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

Our Lady’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km east of Clomantagh Upper Ringfort.

Toberpatrick

Spring

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Toberpatrick is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Clomantagh Upper Ringfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnstown and Urlingford.

Johnstown

Village

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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 4½ km northwest of Clomantagh Upper Ringfort.

Urlingford

Town

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Urlingford is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles. Urlingford is situated 5 km west of Clomantagh Upper Ringfort.

Gortnahoe

Village

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Gortnahoe, also known as Gurtnahoe or Gortnahoo, is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the R689 road, 5 km south of Urlingford, County Kilkenny, where the N8 Dublin–Cork road can be accessed. Gortnahoe is situated 9 km southwest of Clomantagh Upper Ringfort.

Clomantagh 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

52.72418° or 52° 43′ 27″ north

Longitude

-7.50146° or 7° 30′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C4JPFFX+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531689141

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clomantagh Upper Ringfort (rath) and Clomantagh Lower Ringfort (rath).

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