St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse is situated nearby to the ruins Rathbeagh Castle, as well as near the spring St. Catherine’s Well.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church and tower house ruin in the townland of Rathbeagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Rathbeagh Church Ruin”, “Saint Catherine’s Church”, and “Saint Catherine’s Church ruin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rathbeagh and Foulksrath Castle.
Rathbeagh
Archaeological site
Rathbeagh is a townland and hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Irish language name is Rath Beithigh, meaning "rath of the birch trees". Rathbeagh is situated 290 metres southeast of St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse.
Foulksrath Castle
Castle
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Saint Lachtain’s Well
Spring
Freshford is a village in the barony of Crannagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is 13 km north-west of Kilkenny city. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Saint Lachtain’s Well is situated 4 km southwest of St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
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. Ballyragget is situated 4 km north of St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse.
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse
- Categories: church ruin, castle, tower house, church, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.75469° or 52° 45′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.34693° or 7° 20′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C4JQM33+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 756363775OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q126899367
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rathbeagh Castle and St. Catherine’s Well.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Rathbeagh Farmhouse and Rath Field.
Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway.
Curious Ruins to Discover
Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.