Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross
Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross is a cross in County Meath, Leinster. Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross is situated nearby to the church Saint Columba’s, as well as near Kells Round Tower.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and St. Columb’s House.
Kells Round Tower
Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments.St. Columb’s House
Church
St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. St. Columb’s House is situated 130 metres northwest of Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross.
Spire of Lloyd
Monument
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 2 km west of Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Carlanstown.
Kells
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 Patrick and Saint Columba Cross.
Carnaross
Village
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 6 km northwest of Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross.
Saint Patrick and Saint Columba Cross
- Type: Cross
- Also known as: “The Unfinished Cross”
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.7274° or 53° 43′ 39″ north
Longitude
-6.87957° or 6° 52′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C5MP4GC+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=high_cross
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Columba’s and Cross of Patrick and Columba.
Nearby Places
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