St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: church ruin in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Gowran Abbey”, “Gowran Church”, “St Mary’s Church”, “St. Mary’s Collegiate Church”, and “St. Mary’s Collegiate Church Gowran”
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bastionfort Well and Gowran Park Racecourse.
Bastionfort Well
Spring
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Bastionfort Well is a spring, which is situated 670 metres west of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran.
Gowran Park Racecourse
Athletics track
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 1½ km south of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran.
Lady’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lady’s Well is a spring, which is situated 4 km east of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran.
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.
Goresbridge
Village
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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 5 km east of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran.
Paulstown
Village
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Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Paulstown is situated 6 km northeast of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran.
St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran
- Categories: church ruin, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62884° or 52° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-7.06509° or 7° 3′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C4JJWHM+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 89724796OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=abbeyOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17021309
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In Other Languages
“St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Gowran” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Eaglais Choláisteach Naomh Muire”
- Irish: “Teampall Mhuire, Gabhrán”
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Highlights include St. Mary’s Graveyard and St. Mary’s Church, Gowran.
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