An unfinished memorial tower begun for a son presumed dead in the Peninsular War, the Ponsonby family seat rebuilt after a Civil War fire, a Victorian church raised on a graveyard used since the 6th century, a stone bridge over the river that named the town, and a Gothic Revival Catholic church that replaced an older chapel. Looking for things to do in Piltown? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Piltown Tower (Sham Castle)
Kildalton College (Bessborough House)
St Paul's Church (Fiddown/Kildalton)
Kildalton Bridge
Catholic Church of the Assumption (Ardclone)
For Schools
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