Castle Pierce

Castle Pierce is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Castle Pierce is situated near the archaeological site Rathpatrick Ringfort (rath), as well as near Rathpatrick Fulacht Fia.

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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: 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 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
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Latitude

52.78495° or 52° 47′ 6″ north

Longitude

-7.63699° or 7° 38′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C4JQ9M7+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 698208899

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fortified_house

Wikidata ID

Q136593603

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rathpatrick Ringfort (rath) and Rathpatrick Fulacht Fia.

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