Trail · County Tipperary
Grange - Grange Loop
This loop takes walkers into Grange Crag Wood and past a very interesting €˜ice-house' structure to a viewing point directly above the village from where Grange's medieval tower-house castle and the surrounding countryside as far as the Devil's Bit Mountain in the west can be seen Grange is a very small village in the Slieveardagh Hills on the Tipperary border with Kilkenny. It lies just east of the magnificent ruin of Kilcooly Abbey founded in 1182 and operated by the Cistercian order. Grange derives its name from its being an out-farm or the Gainseach (in Gaelic) of Kilcooly. The village is based around the medieval tower-house castle that protected the area for the abbey estate. The Grange area is acknowledged to be extremely attractive in terms of scenery and interesting in its historical heritage.
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Outdoors in County Tipperary this week
Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 14°C
- Fri, 9 Oct13° / 8°Medium rain showers
- Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Sun with light cloud
- Sun, 11 Oct14° / 13°Sun with light cloud
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The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.
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Nature spot · Co. Kilkenny · 9.1 km awayCoille an Fhaltaigh Millennium ForestParkKilmanaghCoille an Fhaltaigh Millennium Forests is the largest of the 16 Millennium Forests that were planted in Ireland in the late 90's. It is a mixed woodland and is located about 5.8 km south west of Kilkenny Town.
Nature spot · Co. Kilkenny · 20 km awayKilkenny Castle ParklandGardenThe Kilkenny Castle Parkland boasts both formal and informal gardens. Set in Kilkenny City, the estate overlooks the Nore River and includes mature trees and shrubs as well as an ornamental lake. All areas are free of charge.