Ballymoon Castle

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Ballymoon Castle is a National Monument situated 2 miles east of Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland. The castle is thought to date from the 13th century. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1290 (734 years ago)Coordinates: 52°42'1"N, 6°54'24"W

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Ballymoon Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Laserian's Cathedral, Leighlinbridge Castle, Shankill Castle, Killoughternane Church.

5.5 miNW
Church
St Laserian's Cathedral
142 min walk • St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.
3.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge
99 min walk • Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. In the 1540s a Carmelite friary was converted into a new fort by Edward Bellingham.
4.9 miW
Forts and castles, Cemetery
Shankill Castle
124 min walk • Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.
5.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Killoughternane Church
130 min walk • Killoughternane Church is a 10th-century Celtic Christian church located in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built on the remains of a timber church said to have been built by Fortiarnán in the 5th century AD.
3.6 miN
Memorial
Nurney Cross
92 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.
2.7 miS
Memorial
Lorum High Cross
69 min walk • Lorum High Cross is a high cross fragment and National Monument located in Lorum, County Carlow, Ireland The cross belongs to an early monastic site which is associated with Molaise of Leighlin.
3.1 miW
52°42'17"N • 6°58'54"W
Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Carlow
81 min walk • Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
5.3 miW
Locality
Paulstown
136 min walk • Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Scoil Bhride is the primary school in Paulstown. Shankill Gardens & Castle is a point of interest.