Gorteens Castle
Gorteens Castle is a ruined castle in County Kilkenny. Its setting is 1.6 km northeast of Grantstown and Ballinakill. Look also at Reginald's Tower, 4.3 km away, first of 11 more within 15 km.
Castle near Grantstown and Ballinakill
Just outside Grantstown and Ballinakill
Gorteens Castle is 1.6 km northeast of Grantstown and Ballinakill. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Grantstown and Ballinakill
June to September are the warmest in Grantstown and Ballinakill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Gorteens Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. It belongs to County Waterford.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km northeast of Grantstown and Ballinakill
The map
The numbers show what else is near Gorteens Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns near Gorteens Castle
Largest of the 8 is Grantstown and Ballinakill, home to 9,571. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Grantstown and Ballinakill
- 2Slieverue
- 3Ferrybank
- 4Cheekpoint
- 5Grange Upper
- 6Waterford City Centre
- 7Grange
- 8Poleberry
Grantstown and Ballinakill
Slieverue
Ferrybank
Cheekpoint
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Gorteens Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 1.6 km southwest of it | 9,571 | 29 |
| Slieverue | 1.9 km northwest of it | 458 | 29 |
| Ferrybank | 2.1 km west of it | 5,766 | 30 |
| Cheekpoint | 2.6 km east of it | 242 | 7 |
| Grange Upper | 3.5 km southwest of it | 2,510 | 28 |
| Waterford City Centre | 3.5 km west of it | 9,031 | 30 |
| Grange | 4.4 km southwest of it | 4,109 | 28 |
| Poleberry | 4.7 km west of it | 4,875 | 29 |
What else is near Gorteens Castle
Within 15 km are 11 places, among them 6 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.
MuseumReginald's Tower4.3 km away2
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral4.4 km away3MuseumMuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Museum of Time4.4 km away4
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum4.4 km away5
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum4.4 km away6
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death4.4 km away7Art galleryArt galleryGoma Contemporary Gallery4.3 km away8MuseumMuseumWaterford Treasures Museums: Freedom Pass4.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Gorteens Castle?
Gorteens Castle is 1.6 km northeast of Grantstown and Ballinakill, Waterford.
What is Gorteens Castle?
Ruined castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
How well known is Gorteens Castle?
Gorteens Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Gorteens Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Grantstown and Ballinakill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Gorteens Castle?
Within 15 km: Reginald's Tower (4.3 km), Christ Church Cathedral (4.4 km), Waterford Treasures: Irish Museum of Time (4.4 km) and Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum (4.4 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death: さえぼー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).