Cush Earthworks

#1088 among destinations in Ireland

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The Cush Earthworks are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in County Limerick, Ireland. ()

Built: 1000 B.C.E.Coordinates: 52°22'52"N, 8°26'35"W

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LimerickIreland

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Cush Earthworks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul, Duntryleague passage tomb, Golden Vale, Castle Oliver.

5.7 miW
Archaeological site, Pre-romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmallock
146 min walk • The Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul is a medieval collegiate church and a National Monument in Kilmallock, Ireland. The church is believed to have been built on the site of an ancient monastery.
5.4 miE
Archaeological site
Duntryleague passage tomb
137 min walk • Duntryleague passage tomb, also known as Dermot & Grania's Bed, is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Duntryleague Hill, County Limerick, Ireland.
2.2 miNE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Golden Vale
57 min walk • The Golden Vale is an area of rolling pastureland in the civil province of Munster, southwestern Ireland. Covering parts of three counties, Limerick, Tipperary and Cork, it is the best land in Ireland for dairy farming.
4.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Castle Oliver
106 min walk • Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed stained glass windows and stencil work.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seefin
147 min walk • Seefin is a mountain near the southern border of County Limerick, Ireland. At 528m it is the highest point and the second most northerly summit in the Ballyhoura Mountains and the 396th highest in Ireland. Latitude: 52.313847 Longitude: -8.522738.
5.8 miW
Memorial
Kilmallock Abbey, Kilmallock
147 min walk • Kilmallock Abbey or St. Saviour's Priory is a 13th-century Dominican Friary in the town of Kilmallock on the banks of the River Loobagh.
6.3 miSE
Church, Archaeological site
Labbamolaga Church
161 min walk • Labbamolaga Church is a medieval church and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
1.9 miSW
Town
Kilfinane
49 min walk • Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian".
7.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carron Mountain
189 min walk • Carron Mountain is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service.
3.8 miE
Archaeological site
Ballylanders fort
98 min walk • Ballylanders fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.
5.6 miW
Sport, Sport venue
FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
144 min walk • John FitzGerald Park is a GAA stadium in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. It is the home of Kilmallock GAA club and is one of the main grounds of Limerick GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams.