Saint Colmcille’s Well
Saint Colmcille’s Well is a spring in County Meath, Leinster. Saint Colmcille’s Well is situated nearby to Frontlands, as well as near Kells Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Spire of Lloyd.
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 510 metres east of Saint Colmcille’s Well.
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 1½ km northwest of Saint Colmcille’s Well.
Headfort House
School
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. Headfort House is situated 3 km east of Saint Colmcille’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Carlanstown.
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.
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 4½ km northeast of Saint Colmcille’s Well.
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 5 km northwest of Saint Colmcille’s Well.
Saint Colmcille’s Well
- Type: Spring
- Categories: place of worship and body of water
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.72642° or 53° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
-6.88774° or 6° 53′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5MP4G6+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 12023823000OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
“Saint Colmcille’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Naomh Colmcille”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frontlands and Kells Fire Station.
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