Leap Castle

Leap Castle is a castle in , , , about 6 kilometres north of the town of and 10 kilometres south of on the R421.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clareen and Brosna.

Locality
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is a village in the parish of Seir Kieran in , . It is located 8 km east of on the R421 regional road. The village is situated at the foot of the . is situated 5 km north of Leap Castle.

Hamlet
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is a small village and townland in , . 7 km north-west of , it lies in the valley of the near the N62 road. is situated 7 km southwest of Leap Castle.

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is a town in , with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois.

Leap Castle

Latitude
53.02813° or 53° 1′ 41″ north
Longitude
-7.80854° or 7° 48′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C5J25HR+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 881969392
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q833207
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Leap Castle” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Lip qalası”
  • Basque: “Leap gaztelua”
  • Czech: “Leap Castle”
  • Danish: “Leap Castle”
  • Dutch: “Leap Castle”
  • French: “Chateau de Leap”
  • French: “château de Leap”
  • French: “Château de Leap”
  • German: “Leap Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Léim Uí Bhánáin”
  • Russian: “Замок Лип”
  • Slovak: “Leap Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Leap”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Ліп”

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Notable Places Nearby

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