Boley
Boley is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. Boley is situated nearby to the spring Toberternoge, as well as near the village Ballylynan.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Laois
- Also known as: “Boley Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Killabban Church.
Killabban Church
Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killabban Church is situated 3½ km east of Boley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballylynan and Arless.
Ballylynan
Village
Photo: Thaddeus Breen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athy is a town in County Kildare in the midlands of Ireland, 72 km southwest of Dublin. It's long been a quiet market and garrison town, expanding in the late 20th century as it became part of the Dublin commuter belt. Ballylynan is situated 3½ km northeast of Boley.
Arless
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Arles or Arless is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies 2 kilometres northwest of Ballickmoyler and 10 km northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road. Arless is situated 6 km southeast of Boley.
Newtown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. Newtown is situated 7 km south of Boley.
Boley
- Categories: multiple enclosure hillfort, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.92386° or 52° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.08662° or 7° 5′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C4JWWF7+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 697179139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31118608
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