Great Famine Project

Great Famine Project is a memorial in , . Great Famine Project is situated nearby to the cemetery , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spire of Lloyd and Kells Round Tower.

Monument
Photo: XNukes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in 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.

Photo: Joikoi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a round tower in in . The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments. is situated 2 km southeast of Great Famine Project.

Church
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St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in , , Ireland. is situated 1½ km east of Great Famine Project.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kells and Carnaross.

Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , 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 .

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Carnaros is a village in , , approximately 4 km northwest of on the R147 road between Kells and . is situated 4 km northwest of Great Famine Project.

Village
is a village and townland in , . As of the 2016 census, there were 664 people living in the village. is located approximately 4 km northeast of the larger town of on the N52 road. is situated 5 km northeast of Great Famine Project.

Great Famine Project

Latitude
53.73364° or 53° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
-6.90526° or 6° 54′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C5MP3MV+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11201835294
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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Highlights include Famine Graveyard and Hill of Lloyd.

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