Rathreagh Ringfort (rath)

Rathreagh Ringfort (rath) is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Rathreagh Ringfort (rath) is situated nearby to the locality Galmoy, as well as near the peak Cnoc Seanratha.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grangefertagh Round Tower and St Michael’s Well.

Grangefertagh Round Tower

Photo: GothmogLord, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 2½ km southeast of Rathreagh Ringfort (rath).

St Michael’s Well

Spring

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

St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Rathreagh Ringfort (rath).

Glashare Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glashare Castle is a ruins, which is situated 4 km east of Rathreagh Ringfort (rath).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmoy and Johnstown.

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.

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 5 km south of Rathreagh Ringfort (rath).

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 7 km north of Rathreagh Ringfort (rath).

Rathreagh 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

52.79401° or 52° 47′ 38″ north

Longitude

-7.5731° or 7° 34′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C4JQCVG+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 532207392

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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