Baltinglass Abbey

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Baltinglass Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 and located in Baltinglass, Ireland. It is today a National Monument. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1148 (877 years ago)Coordinates: 52°57'52"N, 6°44'14"W

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WicklowIreland

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Baltinglass Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castledermot Abbey, Castledermot Round Tower, Rathcoran, Saint John's Tower.

5.7 miSW
Archaeological site, Gothic architecture
Castledermot Abbey, Castledermot
145 min walk • Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in about the year 1300.
5.5 miSW
Observation decks and towers, Forts and castles, Tower
Castledermot Round Tower, Castledermot
141 min walk • Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.
2.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Rathcoran
65 min walk • Rathcoran is a passage grave and hillfort and National Monument located atop Baltinglass Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.
5.4 miSW
Tower
Saint John's Tower, Castledermot
139 min walk • Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower, is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument.
4.6 miNE
Memorial
Castleruddery Stone Circle
117 min walk • Castleruddery Stone Circle is a recumbent stone circle and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
5.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Mullaghmast, Ballitore
146 min walk • Mullaghmast, is a hill in the south of County Kildare, Leinster, near the village of Ballitore and near the borders with Wicklow, Laois and Carlow. It was an important site in prehistory, in early history and again in more recent times.
5.8 miN
Archaeological site
Tornant Moat, Dunlavin
148 min walk • Tornant Moat is an Irish National Monument composed of a ringfort and nearby barrows.
5.3 miE
Archaeological site
Crossoona Rath
136 min walk • Crossoona Rath is a ringfort located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Together with a nearby ogham stone, it forms a National Monument.
2 miSE
Town
Baltinglass
52 min walk • One of the town's most iconic landmarks is the Baltinglass Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery that boasts stunning architectural features and a rich history. Visitors can wander through the ruins of the abbey, marvel at its intricate stone carvings, and imagine...
6.5 miNE
Village
Donard
166 min walk • Donard is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located at the northern end of the Glen of Imaal, in the western part of the Wicklow Mountains. Donard takes its name from Dún Ard - High Fort - the ruins of which are still somewhat visible on a rise above the town.