Burial Ground
Burial Ground is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. Burial Ground is situated nearby to the archaeological site Grahan’s Castle, as well as near the peak Arderin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arderin and Barcam.
Arderin
Peak
Photo: Hugh Chevallier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arderin is a mountain on the border between counties Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both counties.
Barcam
Peak
Barcam is a mountain in County Offaly, Ireland. Barcam is situated 3½ km northwest of Burial Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballaghmore and Borris in Ossory.
Ballaghmore
Hamlet
Photo: Kenneth Allen, 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. Ballaghmore is situated 8 km southwest of Burial Ground.
Borris in Ossory
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary border and the M7 motorway. Borris in Ossory is situated 9 km south of Burial Ground.
Kinnitty
Photo: Trenchspike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinnity is a village in County Offaly, 13 km east of Birr. In Irish Cionn Eitigh means "the head of Etech", a mythical princess whose head is supposedly buried here, and the rest who knows where.
Burial Ground
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.02403° or 53° 1′ 27″ northLongitude
-7.63603° or 7° 38′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5J29F7+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 928439226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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