Turkstown
Turkstown is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Turkstown is situated nearby to the locality Mahonstown, as well as near Knockglass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Headfort House.
Kells Round Tower
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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 south of Turkstown.
Headfort House
School
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. Headfort House is situated 3½ km southeast of Turkstown.
Spire of Lloyd
Monument
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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 southwest of Turkstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlanstown and Moynalty.
Carlanstown
Village
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.
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 3 km north of Turkstown.
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.
Turkstown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.76177° or 53° 45′ 42″ northLongitude
-6.87036° or 6° 52′ 13″ westElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
9C5MQ46H+PVGeoNames ID
9867193
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