Standing Stone

Standing Stone is an archaeological site in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Standing Stone is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Headfort House.

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 southwest of Standing Stone.

School
is a large country house on the southern outskirts of in , . is situated 1½ km southeast of Standing Stone.

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. is situated 3 km southwest of Standing Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlanstown and Kells.

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.

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: Ksheridan, Public domain.
is a village in the north-west of in . It is located at the junction of the R194 and R164 regional roads 8 km north of , near the border with . is situated 5 km north of Standing Stone.

Standing Stone

Latitude
53.74404° or 53° 44′ 39″ north
Longitude
-6.86089° or 6° 51′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C5MP4VQ+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13196426656
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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