Book of Kells
Book of Kells is a work of art in County Meath, Leinster. Book of Kells is situated nearby to the park Remembrance Garden, as well as near Kells Wado-Kai Karate Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Spire of Lloyd.
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 270 metres southeast of Book of Kells.
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. Spire of Lloyd is situated 1½ km west of Book of Kells.
Headfort House
School
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. Headfort House is situated 2½ km east of Book of Kells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Carlanstown.
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.
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 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 5 km northwest of Book of Kells.
Book of Kells
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.72946° or 53° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.88191° or 6° 52′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5MP4H9+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9074201462OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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County Meath: Must-Visit Destinations
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