Durrow Abbey Gate House
Durrow Abbey Gate House is a building in County Offaly, Leinster. Durrow Abbey Gate House is situated nearby to the forest St. Columbkille’s Island, as well as near the spring St. Columba’s Well.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 640 metres west of Durrow Abbey Gate House.
St Columba’s Church
Church
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St Columba’s Church is situated 510 metres north of Durrow Abbey Gate House.
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 4½ km north of Durrow Abbey Gate House.
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.
Durrow Abbey Gate House
- Type: Building
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32572° or 53° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.51229° or 7° 30′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5J8FGQ+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 263839191OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Columbkille’s Island and St. Columba’s Well.
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