Jamestown
Jamestown is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Jamestown is situated nearby to the locality Balruntagh, as well as near Milltown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Athboy Aerodrome and Rathmore Church.
Athboy Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Athboy Aerodrome is a small airfield located 2 nautical miles northeast of Athboy, a town in County Meath, Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority. Athboy Aerodrome is situated 3 km southwest of Jamestown.
Rathmore Church
Ruins
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rathmore Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. It was constructed by the prominent Plunkett living nearby at Rathmore Castle. Rathmore Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Jamestown.
Faughan Hill
Peak
Faughan Hill is a low hill approximately five miles to the northwest of Navan, County Meath, Ireland. It is owned by the Moriarty, McCabe, Dunne, English families, and is not open to the public. Faughan Hill is situated 3 km northeast of Jamestown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathcarran and Athboy.
Rathcarran
Village
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Ráth Chairn is a small village and Gaeltacht in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 55 km northwest of Dublin. Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935 when 27 families from Connemara, mostly from Ceantar na nOileán, were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission, followed by a further 11 families in 1937. Rathcarran is situated 4½ km southwest of Jamestown.
Athboy
Town
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athboy is a small agricultural town located in County Meath. The town is located on the Yellow Ford River, in wooded country near the County Westmeath border. Athboy is situated 6 km southwest of Jamestown.
Kells
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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.
Jamestown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.65289° or 53° 39′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.83853° or 6° 50′ 19″ westElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
9C5MM536+5HGeoNames ID
9866856
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