Rathneska

Rathneska is an archaeological site in Kilkenny, Leinster. Access is restricted and requires permission. Rathneska is situated nearby to the athletics track Gowran Park Racecourse, as well as near the forest Red Bog.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gowran Park Racecourse and Neigham Castle.

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 1 km north of Rathneska.

Neigham Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neigham Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km east of Rathneska.

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 2½ km north of Rathneska.

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

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Goresbridge is a small village in the east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, crossing the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow. Goresbridge is situated 6 km northeast of Rathneska.

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 8 km west of Rathneska.

Rathneska

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Archaeological site
Category: historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.60686° or 52° 36′ 25″ north

Longitude

-7.07401° or 7° 4′ 26″ west

Named after

The name is believed to have come from the Irish Raith an Uisce. A rath with a water filled moat

Open location code

9C4JJW4G+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 915138416

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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