Glashare Castle
Glashare Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Glashare Castle is situated nearby to the cemetery Glashare Graveyard, as well as near the archaeological site Glashare Ringfort (rath).Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Glashare, County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Glashare Castle (ruins)” and “Glashare Towerhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grangefertagh Round Tower and Tobar na súl.
Grangefertagh Round Tower
Photo: GothmogLord, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grangefertagh Round Tower is situated 2 km southwest of Glashare Castle.
Tobar na súl
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tobar na súl is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Glashare Castle.
Saint Elakan’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Elakan’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Glashare Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmoy and Cullohill.
Galmoy
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
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. Galmoy is situated 3½ km west of Glashare Castle.
Cullohill
Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Cullohill is situated 4½ km northeast of Glashare Castle.
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 southwest of Glashare Castle.
Glashare Castle
- Categories: tower house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.7881° or 52° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.51786° or 7° 31′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C4JQFQJ+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 695875691OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q136593643
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