Rothe House & Garden
Rothe House & Garden is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rothe family, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Rothe House is a late 16th-century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. The complex was built by John Rothe Fitz-Piers between 1594 and 1610 and is made up of three houses, three enclosed courtyards, and a large reconstructed garden with orchard. As a museum, it is accessible to the public. Rothe House is the only remaining example of a complete burgage plot in Ireland, and considered to be nationally significant because of the range of original post-medieval features that survive. The property, an important element of Kilkenny's heritage, is owned by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society and houses some of the society's collection of artefacts relating to Kilkenny City, County and Ireland. The garden to the rear of the house has been reconstructed to reflect a typical 17th-century garden. It features a well dug by Cistercian monks (based in Duiske Abbey in Graiguenamagh) who owned the property before the dissolution of monasteries. The burgage plot on which Rothe House was built survives intact – one of a few in such an unaltered state. Kilkenny's medieval city wall forms part of the curtilage of the Rothe House complex.
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Dates from 1594.
Wikidata Q3752845, matched on coordinates and name (76 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rothe House Trust
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rothe family: 0.0 mi
- Timothy O'Hanrahan: 0.0 mi
- Rothe family: 0.0 mi
- Black Friars Gate: 0.0 mi
- Black Abbey Carpark: 0.1 mi
- Urban Animation II: 0.1 mi
- Saint Dominic: 0.1 mi
- Mary Immaculate: 0.1 mi
- The Recreation of Dame Alice Kyteler: 0.1 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.1 mi
- Angel's Well: 0.1 mi
- Saint Francis' Well: 0.2 mi
- Saint Molagga's Well: 1.6 mi
- Toberacrin: 2.9 mi
- Saint Fiachre's Well: 3.3 mi
- Knockanbawn: 4.4 mi
- Purcell's Kill: 4.8 mi
- Castle Hill: 7.9 mi
- Foyleatalure: 8.9 mi
- Kyle Hill: 9.7 mi
- Watergate Urban Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Garden: 0.2 mi
- James's Green: 0.2 mi
- Peace Park: 0.2 mi
- Waterbarracks: 0.3 mi
- Smithwick's Brewery Experience: 0.0 mi
- Kyteler's Inn: 0.1 mi
- St. Francis Abbey: 0.1 mi
- Tholsel: 0.2 mi
- Saint Canice's Cathedral: 0.2 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Orchard: 0.8 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 0.2 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 0.5 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 7.8 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 8.1 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 9.2 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 0.8 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 9.5 mi
- Fiddown Island: 22.8 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 24.4 mi
- Castle View: 10.6 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 9.7 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Rothe House & Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | E 97° | 794.4 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 220° | 553.5 m | 19.6 mi |
| Knockroe | ESE 102° | 538.77 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 93° | 524.8 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SE 130° | 515 m | 15.5 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 120° | 509 m | 20.1 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 221° | 502.8 m | 19.1 mi |
| Carrigroe | ESE 117° | 495 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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