Ballykeefe Castle
Ballykeefe Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Ballykeefe Castle is situated nearby to the spring St. Nicholas’s Well, as well as near the cemetery Kilballykeefe Graveyard.Photo: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruinous castle in Ballykeefecastle, County Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Ballykeefe Castle (in ruins)” and “Ballykeeffe Castle (in ruins)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballykeeffe Wood and St Brigid’s Well.
Ballykeeffe Wood
Deciduous forest
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballykeeffe Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 137 acres located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
St Brigid’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Brigid’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Ballykeefe Castle.
Tobermolua
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tobermolua is a spring, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Ballykeefe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callan.
Callan
Town
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Callan is situated 6 km south of Ballykeefe Castle.
Ballykeefe Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.60002° or 52° 36′ 0″ northLongitude
-7.38891° or 7° 23′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C4JJJ26+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 696705528OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q137737871
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicholas’s Well and Kilballykeefe Graveyard.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ballykeefe Distillery and Ballykeefe Wood carpark.
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