Newtown Ringfort (rath)

Newtown Ringfort (rath) is an archaeological site in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilmacar Church and Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km west of Newtown Ringfort (rath).

Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 4 km north of Newtown Ringfort (rath).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlecomer and Ballyragget.

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is the largest town in north 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.

Village
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Castlecomer is the largest town in north 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. is situated 7 km west of Newtown Ringfort (rath).

Locality
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is a village in , . On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. is situated 9 km southeast of Newtown Ringfort (rath).

Newtown Ringfort (rath)

Latitude
52.77023° or 52° 46′ 13″ north
Longitude
-7.23206° or 7° 13′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C4JQQC9+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 532191680
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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