Cranabonane Fort
Cranabonane Fort is an archaeological site in County Carlow, Leinster. Cranabonane Fort is situated nearby to the village Ballinabranagh, as well as near Old Leighlin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and St Laserian’s Cathedral.
Leighlinbridge Castle
Ruins
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 2½ km south of Cranabonane Fort.
St Laserian’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. St Laserian’s Cathedral is situated 4 km southwest of Cranabonane Fort.
Milford Mills
Electrical generator
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station. Milford Mills is situated 3 km north of Cranabonane Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Ballinabranagh.
Leighlinbridge
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.
Ballinabranagh
Village
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinabranna or Ballinabrannagh is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometres south of Carlow and 5 kilometres from Junction 6 of the M9 motorway. Ballinabranagh is situated 3 km north of Cranabonane Fort.
Old Leighlin
Village
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 4 km southwest of Cranabonane Fort.
Cranabonane Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.75758° or 52° 45′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.97851° or 6° 58′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C4MQ25C+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 780910439OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Saint Brigid’s Graveyard Tomard and Leighlinbridge GAA.
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