Durrow High Cross
Durrow High Cross is a cross in County Offaly, Leinster. Durrow High Cross is situated nearby to St. Columba’s Church, as well as near the cemetery St Columba’s Graveyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durrow Abbey and St Columba’s Church.
Durrow Abbey
Archaeological site
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Durrow Abbey is a historic site in Durrow, County Offaly in Ireland. It is located off the N52 some 5 miles from Tullamore. Largely undisturbed, the site is an early medieval monastic complex of ecclesiastical and secular monuments, visible and sub-surface. Durrow Abbey is situated 190 metres northwest of Durrow High Cross.
St Columba’s Church
Church
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St Columba’s Church is situated 780 metres northeast of Durrow High Cross.
Leah Victoria Park
Sports venue
Leah Victoria Park is an Irish football ground situated in Tullamore, County Offaly. It is the home of Tullamore Town F.C. The ground has three pitches in total, two which are of international standard and an all-weather pitch. Leah Victoria Park is situated 4 km south of Durrow High Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durrow and Kilbeggan.
Durrow
Village
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Durrow is a small rural village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. Durrow is located on the N52 off the N6 road between Kilbeggan and Tullamore. Durrow Abbey, surrounded by woods, is one of Ireland's most important early Christian monasteries founded by Saint Colmcille.
Kilbeggan
Town
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Kilbeggan is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. Kilbeggan is situated 5 km north of Durrow High Cross.
Tullamore
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Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. The town is best known for Tullamore Dew whiskey.
Durrow High Cross
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “St. Columba’s Cross”
- Categories: cross, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3257° or 53° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.51939° or 7° 31′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5J8FGJ+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 1758650344OpenStreetMap feature
historic=high_crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Columba’s Church and St Columba’s Graveyard.
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