Croghtenclogh Ringfort

Croghtenclogh Ringfort is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Croghtenclogh Ringfort is situated nearby to the hamlet Crettyard, as well as near Bilboa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Longory’s Well.

St Longory’s Well

Spring

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

St Longory’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km north of Croghtenclogh Ringfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crettyard and Bilboa.

Crettyard is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is on the border with County Kilkenny, at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south. Crettyard is situated 4½ km north of Croghtenclogh Ringfort.

Bilboa

Hamlet

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bilboa is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties Carlow, Laois and Kilkenny in Ireland. A bridge, a short distance from the village and built c. 1800, is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge'. Bilboa is situated 5 km east of Croghtenclogh Ringfort.

Castlecomer

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.

Croghtenclogh Ringfort

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

52.80438° or 52° 48′ 16″ north

Longitude

-7.1155° or 7° 6′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C4JRV3M+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 531716079

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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