Croaghaun

#521 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Croaghaun is a mountain in County Carlow, Ireland, one of the Blackstairs Mountains. ()

Elevation: 1493 ftProminence: 394 ftCoordinates: 52°39'49"N, 6°46'4"W

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Croaghaun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Altamont House, Mount Leinster, Huntington Castle, Black Rock Mountain.

5.3 miN
Garden, Park
Altamont House, Tullow
136 min walk • Altamont House is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in County Carlow. The Robinsonian-style gardens are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown".
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Leinster
82 min walk • Mount Leinster is a 794-metre-high mountain in the Republic of Ireland. It straddles the border between Counties Carlow and Wexford, in the province of Leinster.
5.3 miE
Forts and castles
Huntington Castle, Clonegal
136 min walk • Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625. The structure was originally a "plantation castle", used for defensive purposes during the plantation of the area in the early 17th century.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Rock Mountain
92 min walk • Black Rock Mountain is in the Blackstairs Mountains which are located on the Carlow-Wexford border. The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster and to the south Blackstairs Mountain.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstairs Mountains
83 min walk • The Blackstairs Mountains run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland. The highest peak is Mount Leinster with a total height of 2612 ft/ 796 metres.
4.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Killoughternane Church
106 min walk • Killoughternane Church is a 10th-century Celtic Christian church located in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built on the remains of a timber church said to have been built by Fortiarnán in the 5th century AD.
4.8 miE
Town
Bunclody
123 min walk • Bunclody, formerly Newtownbarry, is a small town on the River Slaney in Wexford, Ireland. It is located near the foot of Mount Leinster. Most of the town is in County Wexford; a small area at the north end of town is in County Carlow. Bunclody has received a number of high scores in the Tidy Towns competition.
5.1 miN
Village
Ballon
131 min walk • Ballon is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the N80 road near Carlow town.