Clogharinka Motte

Clogharinka Motte is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Clogharinka Motte is situated nearby to Clogharinka Castle (site of), as well as near St Brendan’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Brendan’s Church.

St Brendan’s Church

Church

Photo: Zapp111, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Brendan’s Church is situated 240 metres south of Clogharinka Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlecomer and Johnswell.

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.

Johnswell

Locality

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 7 km south of Clogharinka Motte.

Castlewarren

Village

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castlewarren, previously known as Buile, is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. Castlewarren is situated 9 km southeast of Clogharinka Motte.

Clogharinka Motte

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7612° or 52° 45′ 40″ north

Longitude

-7.17613° or 7° 10′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C4JQR6F+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 697819972

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clogharinka Castle (site of) and Clogharinka Cemetery.

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