Danesfort, Leixlip

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Danesfort is a small rural area in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located approximately 6 km from Kilkenny City on the N10. The local area consists of one primary school, a local GAA pitch, a Roman Catholic Church. A creche, a community centre and a care home for the elderly. The townland is divided almost equally either side of the road. Danesfort's flag is the same colour as that of its county, Kilkenny. ()

Coordinates: 53°22'0"N, 6°28'60"W

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Leixlip Ireland

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

Nearby attractions include: Lucan Pitch and Putt Club, Castletown House, Donaghcumper Church, Leixlip Spa.

2.7 miSE
53°19'54"N • 6°27'13"W
Lucan Pitch and Putt Club, Lucan
70 min walk • Golf
2.3 miSW
18th-century Palladian-style mansion
Castletown House, Celbridge
60 min walk • Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. It formed the centrepiece of a 550-acre estate. Sold to developers in 1965, the estate is now divided between State and private ownership.
2.6 miSW
Church
Donaghcumper Church, Celbridge
67 min walk • Donaghcumper Church is a ruined medieval church in Celbridge, Ireland. On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code KD011-013.
1 miW
Archaeological site
Leixlip Spa, Lucan
26 min walk • The Leixlip Spa situated close to the Royal Canal, Ireland at Louisa Bridge was discovered in 1793 by a group of workmen excavating for the canal. William Conolly, who acquired Leixlip Castle in 1732, planned to develop the spa into a classical thermal spa, but to no avail.
1.6 miE
Bridge
Lucan Bridge, Lucan
41 min walk • Lucan Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in the town of Lucan in Dublin, Ireland. It joins Lucan's Main Street to the Lower Lucan Road, carrying traffic towards Clonsilla and the north.
3.2 miW
Obelisk
Conolly's Folly
81 min walk • The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure and National Monument located between Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland.
1.2 miSW
Georgian architecture
The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip
31 min walk • The Wonderful Barn is a corkscrew-shaped building on the edge of Castletown House Estate, formerly of the Conolly family, in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. The barn itself is formally in neighbouring Leixlip.
2.2 miSE
Archaeological site
St Finian's Esker church and graveyard, Lucan
57 min walk • St Finian's Esker church and graveyard is an historical site in Esker, Lucan, Dublin. It contains a medieval church in ruins and an enclosed graveyard. The graveyard has over 50 extant memorials from the early 18th century to the early 20th century.
2.9 miE
53°21'45"N • 6°24'46"W
Hermitage Golf Club, Lucan
75 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
3.9 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Liffey Valley, Dublin
99 min walk • Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping center located in Dublin 22, Ireland which Comprises 80 stores and 20 Restaurants. The centre opened on 14 October 1998 and is located near the junction of the M50 motorway and N4 road closely surrounded by Lucan to the west, Palmerstown Village to the east and Clondalkin to the south.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Georgian architecture
Kildrought House, Celbridge
74 min walk • Kildrought House is an early Georgian house and museum located in Celbridge, Ireland.