Drumone
Drumone is a small village and townland in western County Meath, Ireland. Drumone townland is within the civil parish of Moylagh, County Meath. The local Catholic church is dedicated to St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Loughcrew and Slieve na Calliagh.
Loughcrew
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Loughcrew or Lough Crew is an area of historical importance near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. It is home to a group of ancient tombs from the 4th millennium BC, some decorated with rare megalithic art, which sit on top of a range of hills. Loughcrew is situated 4 km northeast of Drumone.
Slieve na Calliagh
Peak
Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve na Calliagh are a range of hills and ancient burial site near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. The summit is 276 metres, the highest point in the county. Slieve na Calliagh is situated 4 km northeast of Drumone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldcastle and Fore.
Oldcastle
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Oldcastle is a town in County Meath in central Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1400. The reason to visit is the collection of prehistoric tombs at Loughcrew Cairns, which are as fine as those at better-known Newgrange but even older, and without the tourist hordes.
Fore
Village
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Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland. The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area. Fore is situated 6 km southwest of Drumone.
Crossakiel
Village
Crossakiel or Crossakeel is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated in the north-west of the county, at the junction of the R154 and the L2801, approximately 13 km south of Oldcastle and 12 km north of Athboy. Crossakiel is situated 9 km east of Drumone.
Drumone
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in County Meath, Ireland
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.71861° or 53° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
-7.15222° or 7° 9′ 8″ westElevation
125 metres (410 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE DMNOpen location code
9C5JPR9X+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 52263020OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2964588Wikidata ID
Q4167675
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Drumone” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Drumone”
- Dutch: “Drumone”
- French: “Drumone”
- Irish: “Droim Eamhna”
- Manx: “Droim Eamhna”
- Russian: “Драмон”
- Uzbek: “Drumone”
- Welsh: “Droim Eamhna, Swydd Meath”
- Welsh: “Droim Eamhna”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballure and Galleastown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moylagh Graveyard and St Mary’s Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drumone”. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.