Killoughternane Church

#495 among destinations in Ireland

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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. ()

Coordinates: 52°38'2"N, 6°51'13"W

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Killoughternane Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Leinster, Borris House, Ullard Church, Black Rock Mountain.

3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Leinster
83 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.
3.8 miSW
City hall
Borris House, Borris
96 min walk • Borris House is a country house near Borris, County Carlow.
5 miSW
Archaeological site
Ullard Church
127 min walk • Ullard Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Rock Mountain
138 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.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Ballymoon Castle
130 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.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackstairs Mountains
87 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croaghaun
106 min walk • Croaghaun is a mountain in County Carlow, Ireland, one of the Blackstairs Mountains. Croaghaun is the most northerly summit in the Blackstairs Mountains. It is the 603rd highest summit in Ireland.
3.7 miNW
Memorial
Lorum High Cross
96 min walk • 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.
7.3 miNW
52°42'17"N • 6°58'54"W
Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Carlow
185 min walk • Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery