Ballyshanemore Castle

Ballyshanemore Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Ballyshanemore Castle is situated nearby to the village Gowran, as well as near the cemetery St. Mary’s Graveyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran and Bastionfort Well.

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran

Photo: Jcgowran, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church Gowran, also known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption, is a church in the centre of the town of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran is situated 500 metres north of Ballyshanemore Castle.

Bastionfort Well

Spring

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

Bastionfort Well is a spring, which is situated 570 metres northwest of Ballyshanemore Castle.

Gowran Park Racecourse

Athletics track

Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran. The first meeting was held in 1914. and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952. Gowran Park Racecourse is situated 1 km south of Ballyshanemore Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gowran and Goresbridge.

Gowran

Village

Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gowran is a town on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The historic St. Mary's Collegiate Church is in the centre of Gowran, close to Gowran Castle.

Goresbridge

Village

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Goresbridge is a small village in the east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, crossing the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow. Goresbridge is situated 5 km east of Ballyshanemore Castle.

Paulstown

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Paulstown is situated 7 km northeast of Ballyshanemore Castle.

Ballyshanemore Castle

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Ballyseanmor Castle”
Categories: castle, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.62461° or 52° 37′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.06779° or 7° 4′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C4JJWFJ+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 695837087

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

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