Oughter Ard
Oughterard
Uachtar Aird | |
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Civil parish | |
Oughterard Round Tower | |
Oughterard Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′40″N 6°33′55″W / 53.27789°N 6.56528°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Oughterard (/ˌuːxtərˈɑːrd/; Irish: Uachtar Aird, "a high place") is an ecclesiastical hilltop site, graveyard, townland, civil parish, and formerly a borough and royal manor in County Kildare, Ireland. It lies close to the community of Ardclough and the border between County Kildare and Dublin. Oughterard is the burial place of Arthur Guinness.