Grangefertagh Round Tower
Head 2.1 km north of Johnstown for Grangefertagh Round Tower, a historic site. 8 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cullahill Castle (6.4 km). It counts among the sights of County Kilkenny.
Historic site near Johnstown
Just outside Johnstown
Grangefertagh Round Tower is 2.1 km north of Johnstown. 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.
Weather through the year
The warmest afternoons in Johnstown run June to September, at 17–20°C.
Grangefertagh Round Tower
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 2.1 km north of Johnstown
The way to Grangefertagh Round Tower
Numbered points are the places near Grangefertagh Round Tower, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns around Grangefertagh Round Tower, by distance
Of the 8, Rathdowney is the largest, at 1,368 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Johnstown
Urlingford
Rathdowney
Freshford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Grangefertagh Round Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | 2.1 km south of it | 450 | 2 |
| Urlingford | 6.9 km south of it | 1,196 | 1 |
| Rathdowney | 9.1 km north of it | 1,368 | 1 |
| Freshford | 11 km southeast of it | 593 | 2 |
| Templetuohy | 12 km west of it | 249 | 0 |
| Gortnahoo | 12 km south of it | 321 | 1 |
| Durrow | 12 km northeast of it | 946 | 3 |
| Errill | 13 km northwest of it | 192 | 1 |
Nearby, too
Our list has 8 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 3 museums and an abbey or priory.
CastleCullahill Castle6.4 km away2
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey12 km away3
CastleGardens at Castle Durrow12 km away4CastleCastleClomantagh Castle7.1 km away5MuseumMuseumDonaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum12 km away6GardenGardenDunmore Country School Kitchen Garden and Natural Beekeeping Classes13 km away7MuseumMuseumThe Irish Fly Fishing and Game Museum15 km away8MuseumMuseumIonad Lachtain11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Grangefertagh Round Tower
Where is Grangefertagh Round Tower?
Grangefertagh Round Tower is 2.1 km north of Johnstown, Kilkenny.
What is Grangefertagh Round Tower?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Grangefertagh Round Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Johnstown, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Grangefertagh Round Tower?
Within 15 km: Cullahill Castle (6.4 km), Kilcooley Abbey (12 km), Gardens at Castle Durrow (12 km) and Clomantagh Castle (7.1 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 (3)
- Cullahill Castle: Krigh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcooley Abbey: Edvardforeve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardens at Castle Durrow: GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).