What is recorded here
Kilkenny Castle was built in the late 13th century by the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Kildare, and later held by the Butler family, who became the dominant power in the area. It is important as a symbol of medieval Irish aristocracy and as a key historical site in the development of Kilkenny City.
Places near here
Church in Kilkenny AbbeyChurch · 122 yd
Saint Canice's Church (Kilkenny West)church/chapel · 122 yd
Site of AbbeyReligious house, Fratres Cruciferi · 259 yd
Cross in Kilkenny WestCross · 370 yd
Ardnagragh CastleCastle, tower house · 1.4 mi
CastleCastle, motte and bailey · 1.5 mi
Noughaval CemeteryArchaeological place · 2.8 mi
Killinure BayBay · 3.4 mi
Temple's IslandIslet · 3.7 mi
Traveen BayBay · 4.0 mi
European BeechEuropean Beech · 4.1 mi
Portlick Millennium ForestWood · 4.2 miOther information
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