Rathshane
Rathshane is an archaeological site in County Laois, Leinster. Rathshane is situated nearby to the sports venue The Heath GAA, as well as near the golf course The Heath Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Greatheath and Dunamase.
Church of the Assumption, Greatheath
Church
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Church of the Assumption, Greatheath is situated 1 km east of Rathshane.
Dunamase
Castle
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Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland. Rising 46 metres above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Dunamase is situated 3½ km south of Rathshane.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll
Church
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballycarroll is situated 4 km south of Rathshane.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emo and Portlaoise.
Emo
Village
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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 3½ km north of Rathshane.
Portlaoise
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Ballybrittas
Village
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Ballybrittas is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SW of Monasterevin, County Kildare. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is situated 7 km northeast of Rathshane.
Rathshane
- 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
53.06471° or 53° 3′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.21416° or 7° 12′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5J3Q7P+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 975305225OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Heath GAA and The Heath Golf Club.
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