Great Famine Project
Great Famine Project is a memorial in County Meath, Leinster. Great Famine Project is situated nearby to the cemetery Famine Graveyard, as well as near the monument Spire of Lloyd.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spire of Lloyd and Kells Round Tower.
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.
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 2 km southeast of Great Famine Project.
Castlekeeran
Cemetery
Photo: RonanMcCormick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. Castlekeeran is situated 3½ km west of Great Famine Project.
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 4 km northwest of Great Famine Project.
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. Carlanstown is situated 5 km northeast of Great Famine Project.
Great Famine Project
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73364° or 53° 44′ 1″ northLongitude
-6.90526° or 6° 54′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5MP3MV+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11201835294OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Famine Graveyard and Wild Meadow.
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