Rectory

Rectory is a house in County Laois, Leinster. Rectory is situated nearby to the cemetery Aghancon Graveyard (C of I), as well as near Aghancon Church (C of I).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leap Castle and St. Kieran’s bush.

Leap Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leap Castle is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about 6 kilometres north of the town of Roscrea and 10 kilometres south of Kinnitty on the R421. Leap Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Rectory.

St. Kieran’s bush

Place of worship

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Kieran’s bush is a place of worship, which is situated 4 km north of Rectory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clareen and Brosna.

Clareen

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clareen is a village in the parish of Seir Kieran in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 8 km east of Birr on the R421 regional road. The village is situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Clareen is situated 4½ km north of Rectory.

Brosna

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Brosna is a small village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. 7 km north-west of Roscrea, it lies in the valley of the Little Brosna River near the N62 road. Brosna is situated 8 km southwest of Rectory.

Roscrea

Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, 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.

Rectory

Type: House
Categories: building and residential building
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.03161° or 53° 1′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.78968° or 7° 47′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C5J26J6+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925295216

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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