Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath)

Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath) is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Glashare Ringfort (rath), as well as near the locality Galmoy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glashare Castle and Grangefertagh Round Tower.

Glashare Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glashare Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km south of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

Grangefertagh Round Tower

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Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 2½ km southwest of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

Aghmacart Church

Church

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Aghmacart Church is situated 2½ km north of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmoy and Cullohill.

Galmoy

Locality

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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 west of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

Cullohill

Village

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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 4 km northeast of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

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 6 km southwest of Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath).

Coolnacrutta Ringfort (rath)

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

52.7983° or 52° 47′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.52113° or 7° 31′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C4JQFXH+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531702452

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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