Aghowle Church

#382 among destinations in Ireland

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Aghowle Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was one of the largest rural parish churches of its era. Aghowle is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Shillelagh. ()

Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 52°46'4"N, 6°37'14"W

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CarlowIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: Altamont House, Tullow Museum, Huntington Castle, Rathgall Hillfort.

4.7 miSW
Garden, Park
Altamont House, Tullow
121 min walk • Altamont House is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in County Carlow. The Robinsonian-style gardens are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown".
5.5 miNW
History museum, Museum
Tullow Museum, Tullow
139 min walk • Tullow Museum is a local museum in Tullow, County Carlow in Ireland. It documents the history of Tullow town and surrounding area.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Huntington Castle, Clonegal
140 min walk • Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625. The structure was originally a "plantation castle", used for defensive purposes during the plantation of the area in the early 17th century.
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Rathgall Hillfort
76 min walk • Rathgall, or the Ring of the Rath is a large multivallate hill fort near the town of Shillelagh. Dating from the Bronze Age, it consists of three roughly concentric stone ramparts with a fourth masonry wall dating from the Medieval period at its centre.
5.3 miW
Memorial
Aghade Holed Stone
135 min walk • Aghade Holed Stone or Cloghaphoill is a large holed stone and Irish National Monument located in Aghade, County Carlow, Ireland.
3.6 miE
Village
Shillelagh
93 min walk • Shillelagh is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, on the R725 regional road from Carlow to Gorey.

Aghowle Church

Facts and practical information

Aghowle Church plan & book

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

Altamont House, Tullow

Tullow Museum, Tullow

Huntington Castle, Clonegal

Rathgall Hillfort

Aghade Holed Stone

Shillelagh