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Granard Motte

#447 among destinations in Ireland

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Granard Motte
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Built: 1199 (825 years ago)Coordinates: 53°46'32"N, 7°30'2"W
Location

LongfordIreland

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Day trips

Granard Motte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Gowna, Coolamber Hall House, Lough Kinale, Sonnagh fort.

  • lough gowna6 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Lough Gowna

    152 min walk • Lough Gowna is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne. It is located on the border between County Longford and County Cavan, with the largest part of the lake being in County Longford.

  • coolamber hall house4.6 miS
    Archaeological site

    Coolamber Hall House

    119 min walk • Coolamber Hall-House is an Anglo-Norman ruin in County Longford, Ireland that is dated to the early 13th century. Possibly the residence of Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath, one of the commissioners for Plantation of Longford in 1620.

  • lough kinale3.6 miE
    Lake

    Lough Kinale

    92 min walk • Lough Kinale is a freshwater lake in the north midlands of Ireland. It is located on the borders of Counties Longford, Westmeath and Cavan. Lough Kinale forms part of the River Inny. The lake's inflow is from Lough Sheelin and the outflow is to Lough Derravaragh.

  • sonnagh fort5.6 miNW
    Archaeological site

    Sonnagh fort

    143 min walk • Sonnagh fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Longford, Ireland.

  • granard~1110 ftNE
    Town

    Granard

    6 min walk • Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet.

  • edgeworthstown7 miSW
    Town

    Edgeworthstown

    179 min walk • Edgeworthstown or Mostrim is a small town in County Longford, Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border with County Westmeath.

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