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Callan Motte
Monuments
Callan Motte, in Callan county Kilkenny, is around 12m high and over 40m long. A wooden tower is long gone from the top. It was built around 1217 when the town of Callan was chartered. It is said that...More
Kilmacoliver Hill
Monuments
Kilmacoliver Hill (261m) dominates the landscape of the Windgap in County Kilkenny. Its summit is adorned by a circular enclosure of standing stones. The structure is aligned with the setting solstice...More
Kells Priory
Churches And Settlements
The Augustine priory of Kells is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells, about 15km south of the medieval city of Kilkenny. The priory is a National Monument and is in the...More
Knockroe Passage Tomb
Monuments
The Knockroe passage tomb in County Kilkenny has only been excavated since 1990. It has about 30 decorated stones and, like Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, the face of the cairn flanking the eastern...More
Nore View Folk and Heritage Museum
Monuments
Overlooking the silvery waters of the river Nore in Bennettsbridge County Kildare and looking across at some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland, including Mount Leinster and the Black Stairs...More
Kilree High Cross
Monuments
Kilree High Cross, near Kells County Kilkenny, is believed to be of the 8th Century, it may however be of the 9th Century. It is a weathered sandstone cross standing at 2.75m high, most of which is...More
Leac an Scail - Kilmogue dolmen -Harristown Dolmen
Monuments
A substantial portal dolmen, of which the capstone is, uniquely, cantilevered. Signposted, access from a private avenue. Kilmogue dolmen, known locally as 'Leac an Scail' stone of the warrior or hero....More
Tory Hill Mullinavat
Monuments
A collection of early monuments including an unusual, double court cairn are found atop Tory Hill in Mullinavat County Kilkenny. There is a walking trail to the summit of this interesting hill (see...More
Harristown Dolmen
Monuments
Harristown Dolmen is known locally as 'Leac an Scail', which means ‘stone of the warrior’. This portal tomb has been constructed using a large capstone resting on two large portal-stones and a pillow...More
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