Carnaross
Carnaross or Carnaros is a village in County Meath, Ireland, approximately 4 km northwest of Kells on the R147 road between Kells and Virginia, County Cavan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Carnaros”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castlekeeran and Spire of Lloyd.
Castlekeeran
Cemetery
Photo: RonanMcCormick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
Spire of Lloyd
Monument
Photo: XNukes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is an 18th-century folly in the form of a Doric column, surmounted by a glazed lantern. Sometimes described as "Ireland's only inland lighthouse", it was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker. Spire of Lloyd is situated 4 km southeast of Carnaross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Crossakiel.
Kells
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kells is a town in County Meath, about 65 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 6600. "Kil-" or "Kells" denotes the cell or abode of a monk, so it's a common placename, but this is the one that for 800 years housed the Book of Kells.
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 6 km southwest of Carnaross.
Moynalty
Village
Photo: Ksheridan, Public domain.
Moynalty is a village in the north-west of County Meath in Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R194 and R164 regional roads 8 km north of Kells, near the border with County Cavan. Moynalty is situated 6 km northeast of Carnaross.
Carnaross
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75136° or 53° 45′ 5″ northLongitude
-6.95644° or 6° 57′ 23″ westElevation
94 metres (308 feet)Open location code
9C5MQ22V+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 52222544OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Carnaross” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carnaross”
- Dutch: “Carnaross”
- French: “Carnaross”
- Irish: “Carn na Ros”
- Manx: “Carn na Ros”
- Polish: “Carnaross”
- Russian: “Карнаросс”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carnaross Community Hall and St Kieran’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 “Carnaross”. Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.