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Knockallow Rath

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Knockallow Rath is recorded as a fort in County Carlow.

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  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
Enclosure in Ballynakill (rathvilly By.)Enclosure · 678 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Only a tiny portion of this large oval enclosure’s bank remains, hidden within a field boundary here.

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KnockballystineFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 786 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom This neat circular bank in Knockballystine has two possible entrances, suggesting a well-planned home for someone who liked their privacy.

Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 1519 yd

Explorer Tom The granite boulders forming this Crecrin church’s foundations suggest a sturdy home for worship, marked by a small piscina in the south wall.

Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Mary's Catholic Church has caught my eye in Ballyconnell, County Wicklow. I bet a church/chapel with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Clonmore Castle (in Ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom This thirteenth-century Clonmore Castle was a fortress of roughly coursed granite rubble with rectangular towers and an enclosed courtyard.

Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 2.0 mi

Explorer Tom This Site of Castle near Haroldstown church left no definite traces by the mid-nineteenth century, vanishing into local history.

Clonmore Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 2.1 mi

Explorer Tom Clonmore Catholic Church retains two wall monuments from c. 1825, adding a lovely touch of history to its cruciform plan.

Acaun Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 2.3 mi

Explorer Tom Within Lisnevagh’s D-shaped enclosure, Acaun Church’s simple rectangular remains and nearby Latin cross hint at a deep, spiritual Carlow heritage.

European Beech4.3 mi

Explorer Tom European Beech has caught my eye in County Wicklow. I bet a european beech with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Sycamore4.3 mi

Explorer Tom Sycamore has caught my eye in County Wicklow. I bet a sycamore with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Children's playground5.0 miComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.

Explorer Tom A Children's playground in County Carlow, where I imagine a very determined child trying to climb a pole.

Tullow Park playgroundChildren's playground · 5.2 miComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.

Explorer Tom Tullow Park playground in County Carlow offers a green space where children can burn off endless energy.

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