Oughter Ard

#322 among destinations in Ireland

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Facts and practical information

Oughterard is an ecclesiastical hilltop site, graveyard, townland, and formerly a parish, borough and royal manor in County Kildare, nowadays part of the community of Ardclough, close to the Dublin border. It is the burial place of Arthur Guinness. ()

Coordinates: 53°16'40"N, 6°33'56"W

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KildareIreland

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Oughter Ard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castletown House, Clane Friary, K Club, Donaghcumper Church.

5.1 miN
18th-century Palladian-style mansion
Castletown House, Celbridge
130 min walk • Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. It formed the centrepiece of a 550-acre estate. Sold to developers in 1965, the estate is now divided between State and private ownership.
4.9 miW
Ruins
Clane Friary, Clane
126 min walk • Clane Friary, also called Clane Abbey, is a former friary of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual located in Clane, Ireland.
3.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
K Club, Straffan
81 min walk • The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club is a golf and leisure complex in the Republic of Ireland, located at Straffan, County Kildare, west of Dublin. It is built on the original grounds of the Straffan estate, incorporating the 1830s Straffan House, and was owned by Michael Smurfit.
4.6 miN
Church
Donaghcumper Church, Celbridge
116 min walk • Donaghcumper Church is a ruined medieval church in Celbridge, Ireland. On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code KD011-013.
4.5 miN
Museum, Georgian architecture
Kildrought House, Celbridge
114 min walk • Kildrought House is an early Georgian house and museum located in Celbridge, Ireland.
5 miNE
Archaeological site
St. Wolstan's Priory, Lucan
127 min walk • St. Wolstan's Priory is a former Augustinian monastery located in County Kildare, Ireland.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cupidstown Hill
118 min walk • Cupidstown Hill, at 379 metres, is the highest point in County Kildare, Ireland, and lies on the fringes of the Wicklow Mountains, 11.6 kilometres east of Naas.
2.9 miNW
Church
Straffan Parish Church, Straffan
75 min walk • Straffan Parish Church is a Gothic Revival Church of Ireland church in Straffan, Ireland, completed in 1838.
2.8 miNW
53°18'43"N • 6°36'0"W
Steam Museum, Straffan
71 min walk • Science museum, Museum
4 miS
Archaeological site
Furness Church
103 min walk • Furness Church is a 13th-century Norman church located in County Kildare, Ireland.
3 miNW
Archaeological site
St. Patrick's Church, Straffan
76 min walk • Saint Patrick's Church is a ruined medieval church in Straffan, Ireland.

Oughter Ard

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Oughter Ard plan & book

Oughter Ard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)