Baunogenasraid

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Baunogenasraid is an archaeological site and National Monument in County Carlow. The site was excavated in 1972 and discovered to contain a single neolithic burial mound which was expanded into a small cemetery in the early Bronze Age. ()

Coordinates: 52°48'45"N, 6°49'25"W

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Day trips

Baunogenasraid – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlow County Museum, Carlow Castle, Tullow Museum, Brownshill Dolmen.

4.7 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Carlow County Museum, Carlow
119 min walk • Carlow County Museum is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.
5 miW
Ruins of a 13th-century castle/fortress
Carlow Castle, Carlow
127 min walk • Carlow Castle is located near to the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.
3.6 miE
History museum, Museum
Tullow Museum, Tullow
93 min walk • Tullow Museum is a local museum in Tullow, County Carlow in Ireland. It documents the history of Tullow town and surrounding area.
3 miNW
Monuments and statues, Archaeological site
Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow
76 min walk • Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument.
3.2 miN
Historical place, Garden, Reportedly haunted
Duckett's Grove, Carlow
82 min walk • Duckett's Grove is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a 12,000-acre estate, and dominated the local landscape of the area for more than two centuries.
4.7 miW
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
119 min walk • The Cathedral of the Assumption is both the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the parish church for the cathedral parish.
4.9 miNW
Military museum, History museum, Museum
County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow
125 min walk • County Carlow Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of County Carlow and its people. It is located in the former church on the grounds of St. Dympna's Hospital in Carlow town.
4.8 miW
City hall
County Buildings, Carlow
124 min walk • The County Buildings are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
4.6 miW
Universities and schools
St. Patrick's, Carlow
119 min walk • St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland have been founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.
5.3 miNW
Park
Oak Park
134 min walk • Oak Park is an estate in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland, located 3 kilometres north of the town of Carlow. The estate was purchased by Irish MP Henry Bruen in 1775. It remained in the family until 1957, being inhabited by Bruen's son and grandson, both MPs of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
5.6 miSW
Memorial
Nurney Cross
143 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.