Barfordstown
Barfordstown is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Barfordstown is situated nearby to the locality Balrath, as well as near Chamberlainstown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Spire of Lloyd.
Kells Round Tower
Photo: Joikoi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments. Kells Round Tower is situated 3 km northeast of Barfordstown.
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 2½ km north of Barfordstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Carnaross.
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.
Carnaross
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Carnaross is situated 5 km northwest of Barfordstown.
Kilskeer
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilskeer or Kilskyre is a townland and small village in County Meath, Ireland, 10 kilometres southwest of the town of Kells. The village is in the civil parish of Kilskeer. Kilskeer is situated 6 km west of Barfordstown.
Barfordstown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.71016° or 53° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.91517° or 6° 54′ 55″ westElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
9C5MP36M+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2299465886OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
9866628
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Localities in the Area
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