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 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 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
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.60686° or 52° 36′ 25″ northLongitude
-7.07401° or 7° 4′ 26″ westNamed after
The name is believed to have come from the Irish Raith an Uisce. A rath with a water filled moatOpen location code
9C4JJW4G+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 915138416OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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