Black Castle

Black Castle is a ruins in , . Black Castle is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: towerhouse, converted into mausoleum in Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
  • Also known as: “Black Castle, Inistioge”, “Keep”, and “Prior’s Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary’s Church and Saint Columbkill’s Well, Inistioge.

Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Columbkille's Well, also known as St Colombkille's Well or simply Columbkille's Well, is a holy well in , in Ireland. Dedicated to Saint Colomba, it is included in the Record of Monuments and Places as record number "KK032-017011-". is situated 170 metres west of Black Castle.

Bridge
Photo: GerryGunnigan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 290 metres southeast of Black Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thomastown and The Rower.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.

Locality
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Rower or is a small village in , . is on the R705 regional road, roughly 30 km from both and . is situated 8 km southeast of Black Castle.

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is a village on the River Barrow, which forms the eastern boundary of in southeast Ireland. Gráig na Manach means "village of the monks" and refers to Duiske Abbey which is the place's main attraction.

Black Castle

Latitude
52.48927° or 52° 29′ 21″ north
Longitude
-7.06566° or 7° 3′ 56″ west
Inception
1210
Open location code
9C4JFWQM+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 763981956
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q123130164
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