Backlands
Backlands is a meadow in County Meath, Leinster. Backlands is situated nearby to Saint Ciarán’s Community School, as well as near Kells Presbyterian Church.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 510 metres northwest of Backlands.
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 2 km northwest of Backlands.
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 northeast of Backlands.
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 Backlands.
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 6 km northwest of Backlands.
Backlands
- Type: Meadow
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.72328° or 53° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.87644° or 6° 52′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5MP4FF+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 1287136372OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Ciarán’s Community School and Kells Presbyterian Church.
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