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 4 km southwest of Balreask.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlanstown and Kells.

Carlanstown is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, there were 664 people living in the village. Carlanstown is located approximately 4 km northeast of the larger town of Kells, County Meath on the N52 road.

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.

Moynalty

Village

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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 5 km northwest of Balreask.

Balreask

Type: Locality
Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.75067° or 53° 45′ 2″ north

Longitude

-6.83413° or 6° 50′ 3″ west

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

9C5MQ528+78

GeoNames ID

9866928

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