Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge

Name: Leighlinbridge Castle
Address: Leighlinbridge, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Leighlinbridge

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. ()

Alternative names: Built: XIV centuryRebuilt: 1547Coordinates: 52°44'9"N, 6°58'41"W

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Leighlinbridge Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Laserian's Cathedral, Ballymoon Castle, Shankill Castle, Milford Mills.

2 miW
Church
St Laserian's Cathedral
51 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.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Ballymoon Castle
99 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.
3.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Cemetery
Shankill Castle
98 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.
3.2 miN
Watermill
Milford Mills
82 min walk • Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station.
3 miNE
Memorial
Nurney Cross
76 min walk • Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross. The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time.
5.4 miSE
Memorial
Lorum High Cross
138 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.
2.1 miS
52°42'17"N • 6°58'54"W
Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Carlow
55 min walk • Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
4.4 miSW
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.

Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge

Facts and practical information

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Leighlinbridge Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)