Castle Pierce
Castle Pierce is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Castle Pierce is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rathpatrick Ringfort (rath), as well as near Rathpatrick Fulacht Fia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined fortified house in Rathpatrick, County Kilkenny, named after Piers Cody aka Peter Archdeacon
- Also known as: “Castlepierce”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Well and Bayswell Church.
St Michael’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael’s Well is a spring, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Castle Pierce.
Bayswell Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bayswell Church is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Castle Pierce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmoy and Templetouhy.
Galmoy
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown. Galmoy is situated 5 km east of Castle Pierce.
Templetouhy
Village
Templetuohy. Is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of Longorchard in the civil parish of Templetouhy. The local GAA club is Moyne–Templetuohy GAA which is organised by Tipperary GAA. Templetouhy is situated 6 km west of Castle Pierce.
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 7 km southeast of Castle Pierce.
Castle Pierce
- Categories: fortified house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.78495° or 52° 47′ 6″ northLongitude
-7.63699° or 7° 38′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C4JQ9M7+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 698208899OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortified_houseWikidata ID
Q136593603
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