Aghaboe Motte
Aghaboe Motte is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. Aghaboe Motte is situated nearby to Aghaboe Church, as well as near Aghaboe Abbey.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Co. Laois
- Also known as: “Aghaboe Moat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 180 metres south of Aghaboe Motte.
Aghaboe Church
Church
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghaboe Church is situated 170 metres south of Aghaboe Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghaboe and Clogh.
Aghaboe
Locality
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Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. Clogh is situated 4 km south of Aghaboe Motte.
Ballacolla
Village
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Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 6 km southeast of Aghaboe Motte.
Aghaboe Motte
- 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
52.92375° or 52° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.51286° or 7° 30′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C4JWFFP+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 931150948OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q116603142
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Notable Places Nearby
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