Knocktopher
Sign in to saveKnocktopher (historically Knocktofer and Knocktover; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on the N10 national route until being bypassed by the M9 motorway. It is also a civil parish in the eponymous barony of Knocktopher.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Knocktopher
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Knocktopher - geograph.org.uk - 442665.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Approaching the village on the R713 (formerly N10)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kilkenny
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Knocktopher Church and statue of St Albert, Co.Kilkenny - geograph.org.uk - 213451.jpg
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- P7959
- County Kilkenny
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Knocktopher (historically Knocktofer and Knocktover; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on the N10 national route until being bypassed by the M9 motorway. It is also a civil parish in the eponymous barony of Knocktopher.
The village has two pubs, two shops, a petrol station, a three star hotel, a restaurant and a glass gallery.