Townley Hall
Townley Hall is a Georgian country house which stands in parkland at Tullyallen some 5 km west of Drogheda, County Louth in Ireland. It was designed by Irish architect Francis Johnston for the Townley Balfour family and built between 1794 and 1798.Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Estate
- Description: 18th century Georgian mansion in County Louth, Ireland
- Also known as: “Towneley Hall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Townleyhall passage grave and Dowth.
Townleyhall passage grave
Archaeological site
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Townleyhall passage grave is a chamber tomb located around 2 km north of Dowth tomb. It is part of the megalithic complex of Brú na Bóinne in County Louth, Ireland. It is located outside the World Heritage Site core area but inside the buffer zone.
Dowth
Archaeological site
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Dowth is situated 3 km south of Townley Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Obelisk Bridge and Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park.
Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park
Photo: Guenni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brú na Bóinne is a remarkable complex of Neolithic chamber tombs, standing stones, henges and other prehistoric structures. It's by the banks of the River Boyne in County Meath, 40 km north of Dublin and 8 km west of Drogheda.
Donore
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donore, historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It lies near Drogheda on the border between County Meath and County Louth, in the Boyne Valley on the road between Drogheda and the Brú na Bóinne heritage site. Donore is situated 4½ km southeast of Townley Hall.
Townley Hall
- Categories: country house and agriculture
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Romanian—“Townley Hall” goes by many names.
- French: “Towneley Hall”
- French: “Townley Hall”
- Irish: “Halla an Toinlígh”
- Japanese: “タウンリー・ホール”
- Romanian: “Townley Hall”
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