Lorum High Cross

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Lorum High Cross is a high cross fragment and National Monument located in Lorum, County Carlow, Ireland The cross belongs to an early monastic site which is associated with Molaise of Leighlin. The remaining cross fragment consists of a granite shaft with a height of 55 cm and a width of 30 cm that resides on a small cairn with a diameter of 210 cm. ()

Coordinates: 52°39'48"N, 6°55'42"W

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Lorum High Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Borris House, St Laserian's Cathedral, Leighlinbridge Castle, Ballymoon Castle.

4.4 miS
City hall
Borris House, Borris
112 min walk • Borris House is a country house near Borris, County Carlow.
6.5 miNW
Church
St Laserian's Cathedral
165 min walk • St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.
5.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge
138 min walk • Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. In the 1540s a Carmelite friary was converted into a new fort by Edward Bellingham.
2.7 miN
Forts and castles
Ballymoon Castle
69 min walk • Ballymoon Castle is a National Monument situated 2 miles east of Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland. The castle is thought to date from the 13th century.
4.2 miW
Forts and castles, Cemetery
Shankill Castle
107 min walk • Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.
5.9 miSW
52°37'52"N • 7°3'33"W
The National Reptile Zoo, Gowran
151 min walk • Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
3.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Killoughternane Church
96 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.
3.6 miNW
52°42'17"N • 6°58'54"W
Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Carlow
93 min walk • Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
4.4 miW
Locality
Paulstown
112 min walk • Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Scoil Bhride is the primary school in Paulstown. Shankill Gardens & Castle is a point of interest.