Spire of Lloyd
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: XNukes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mark Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Tower of Lloyd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Castlekeeran.
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 2 km east of Spire of Lloyd.
Castlekeeran
Cemetery
Photo: RonanMcCormick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. Castlekeeran is situated 3½ km west of Spire of Lloyd.
Headfort House
School
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. Headfort House is situated 4 km east of Spire of Lloyd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Carnaross.
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.
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 4 km northwest of Spire of Lloyd.
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 5 km northeast of Spire of Lloyd.
Spire of Lloyd
- Categories: faux lighthouse, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73302° or 53° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-6.90555° or 6° 54′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5MP3MV+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 279632856OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q28376230
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In Other Languages
“Spire of Lloyd” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Spuaic Lloyd”
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