Old Forge

Old Forge is a building in Kilkenny, Leinster. Old Forge is situated nearby to the forest Red Bog, as well as near the archaeological site Rathneska.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Neigham Castle and Gowran Park Racecourse.

Neigham Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neigham Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Old Forge.

Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran. The first meeting was held in 1914. and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952. Gowran Park Racecourse is situated 2 km north of Old Forge.

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran

Photo: Jcgowran, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Mary’s Collegiate Church Gowran, also known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption, is a church in the centre of the town of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran is situated 3½ km north of Old Forge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gowran and Goresbridge.

Gowran

Village

Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gowran is a town on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The historic St. Mary's Collegiate Church is in the centre of Gowran, close to Gowran Castle. Gowran is situated 3½ km north of Old Forge.

Goresbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Goresbridge is a small village located in the east of County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, which provides a crossing of the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow in the South-East region. Goresbridge is situated 7 km northeast of Old Forge.

Bennettsbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 7 km west of Old Forge.

Old Forge

Type: Building
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.59819° or 52° 35′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.07455° or 7° 4′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C4JHWXG+75

OpenStreetMap ID

way 761867813

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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