Anchorite Cell
Anchorite Cell is a church in County Westmeath, Leinster. Anchorite Cell is situated nearby to the ruins St Feichin’s Church, as well as near Mill Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cloister at Fore Abbey and Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church.
Cloister at Fore Abbey
Grassland
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Cloister at Fore Abbey is a grassland, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Anchorite Cell.
Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church
Church
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Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church is situated 360 metres southeast of Anchorite Cell.
Turgesius Island
Islet
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The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin. Turgesius Island is situated 2½ km south of Anchorite Cell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fore and Collinstown.
Fore
Village
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Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland. The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area.
Collinstown
Village
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Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356. Collinstown is situated 4 km south of Anchorite Cell.
Castlepollard
Town
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Castlepollard is a small town in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. As of the 2022 census, Castlepollard had a population of 1,349 people. Castlepollard is situated 4½ km west of Anchorite Cell.
Anchorite Cell
- Type: Church
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.68132° or 53° 40′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.22964° or 7° 13′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQJC+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 301096111OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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