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Knocktopher.
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A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Knocktopher, with local places and the journey there on one map.
19 mapped places to explore.
1 bus and train line in the published timetable.
Explore Knocktopher
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Knocktopher is a village in County Kilkenny. The map names 19 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 6 streets. 1 bus and train line calls at 2 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Knocktopher.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Knocktopher
1 scheduled line from Bus Éireann. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 0
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 5 stops on foot
Knocktopher in an afternoon
Explore Knocktopher with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 7.7 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
238 places to explore within 12 km, plus 2 places to eat and 1 place to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Kilkenny City
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
6 named streets to browse on the local map.
- The local picture
About Knocktopher
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Knocktopher
1 line calls at 2 stops in Knocktopher, run by Bus Éireann. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 365
Plan a journey to Knocktopher from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Knocktopher by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Knocktopher.
31 of 31 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Abbeys, 1 mapped place in and around Knocktopher
- Attractions, 2 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Castles, 26 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Gardens, 6 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- High crosses, 2 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Hills, 3 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Historic churches, 25 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Historic houses, 2 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Holy wells, 32 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Information boards, 1 mapped place in and around Knocktopher
- Lakes, 4 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Monuments, 16 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Museums, 2 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Nature reserves, 1 mapped place in and around Knocktopher
- Parks, 4 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Picnic sites, 1 mapped place in and around Knocktopher
- Playgrounds, 2 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Ringforts and sites, 87 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Ruins, 7 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
- Shrines, 1 mapped place in and around Knocktopher
- Woods, 8 mapped places in and around Knocktopher
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Places to stay
Find a base for your next few days, from hotels and guest houses to camping and self-catering stays.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Knocktopher and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- 360 m
- Trinity Well360 mHoly wells
- Knocktopher Ringfort (rath)1.3 kmRingforts and sites
- Ballyboodan Ringfort1.3 kmRingforts and sites
- Castlecolumb Tower House1.5 kmCastles
- Baysrath1.6 kmRingforts and sites
- Sheepstown Church1.8 kmHistoric churches
- Kilcurl Church Ruin2.1 kmRingforts and sites
- Páirc na Seamróga2.1 kmParks
- Derrynahinch Church Ruin2.3 kmHistoric churches
- Sheepstown Castle (site of)2.3 kmRingforts and sites
- Ballyhale Castle2.4 kmCastles
Useful along the way
Find information boards, waymarks and visitor advice in their own categories.
Questions people ask
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