Athcarne Cross
Athcarne Cross, also called Gaulstown Cross or the White Cross, is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: wayside cross in County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as: “Athcarne (White Cross)”, “Gaulstown Cross”, and “White Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaulstown Barrow and Athcarne Castle.
Gaulstown Barrow
Archaeological site
Gaulstown Barrow is a round barrow and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland. Gaulstown Barrow is situated 510 metres west of Athcarne Cross.
Athcarne Castle
Ruins
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athcarne Castle is a ruined Elizabethan castle outside the town of Duleek in County Meath, Ireland. Athcarne Castle is situated 1 km southeast of Athcarne Cross.
St. Mary’s Abbey, Duleek
Ruins
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Abbey is a medieval monastery and National Monument located in Duleek, Ireland. St. Mary’s Abbey, Duleek is situated 3½ km northeast of Athcarne Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duleek and Ardcath.
Duleek
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duleek is a small town in County Meath, Ireland. Duleek takes its name from the Irish words daimh and liag, meaning house of stones, referring to an early stone-built church, St. Duleek is situated 4 km northeast of Athcarne Cross.
Ardcath
Hamlet
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardcath is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. The surrounding villages include Garristown, Clonalvy, Duleek, Battramstown, Bellewstown and Stamullen. Ardcath is 12 km south of Drogheda and 31 km north of Dublin city centre. Ardcath is situated 4½ km southeast of Athcarne Cross.
Kentstown
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kentstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is 10 kilometres east of Navan, at the junction of the R153 and R150 roads. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Kentstown is situated 5 km west of Athcarne Cross.
Athcarne Cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.62747° or 53° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.44949° or 6° 26′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5MJHG2+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7182395963OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q28232179
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Athcarne Cross” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Cros Áth Carn”
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