Glashare Castle

Glashare Castle is a ruins in , . Glashare Castle is situated nearby to the cemetery , as well as near the archaeological site .
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.

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is situated 2 km southwest of Glashare Castle.

Spring
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is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Glashare Castle.

Spring
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is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Glashare Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmoy and Cullohill.

Locality
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is a village in the barony of , in the southeastern part of the midlands of . It is located on the – border, between the villages of Cullohill and . is situated 3½ km west of Glashare Castle.

Village
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Abbeyleix is a town in 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. is situated 4½ km northeast of Glashare Castle.

Village
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, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in , . Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. is situated 5 km southwest of Glashare Castle.

Glashare Castle

Latitude
52.7881° or 52° 47′ 17″ north
Longitude
-7.51786° or 7° 31′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C4JQFQJ+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 695875691
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q136593643
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