Balleen Castle
Balleen Castle is a residential building in Kilkenny, Leinster. Balleen Castle is situated nearby to Balleen Church (ruins), as well as near the archaeological site Garranamanagh Ringfort (rath).Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: castle in the townland of Balleen Little
- Also known as: “Balleen Castle (ruins)”, “Balleen Little Castle”, and “Mountgarret Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tobernapeastia and Kilrush Castle.
Tobernapeastia
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tobernapeastia is a spring, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Balleen Castle.
Kilrush Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilrush Castle is situated 2½ km south of Balleen Castle.
Hermit’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hermit’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km east of Balleen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullohill and Johnstown.
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 8 km north of Balleen 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 8 km west of Balleen Castle.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 8 km northeast of Balleen Castle.
Balleen Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.75235° or 52° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-7.44206° or 7° 26′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4JQH25+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 696441881OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q126171694
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