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 located in the east of County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, which provides a crossing of the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow in the South-East region. 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″ northLongitude
-7.06779° or 7° 4′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C4JJWFJ+RVOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
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