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Moone : Castle

CountyKildare
Grid RefS 790 926
Longitude6° 49' 25.52" W
Latitude52° 58' 42.13" N
Nearest TownCastledermot (7.4 Km)
OS Sheet55
UTM zone29U
UTM x646111.9061478
UTM y5872080.2680181
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 10th March 2002

Not a lot to see here really. It is easily viewable from the church yard near to the cross.

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Directions

From Killcullen take the N9 south and turn right into Ballitore. Carry on through until you reach a t-junction and turn left. Take the next left and follow this road south. At around 3.5km you will see the cross signposted through a gap in the wall to the right. Enter this churchyard and walk through the church ruins past the cross and you will see the castle in front of you.

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