Headfort House
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland.- Type: School
- Description: 18th century country house near Kells, County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as: “Headfort School”
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 2½ km west of Headfort House.
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 4 km west of Headfort House.
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 2½ km north of Headfort House.
Moynalty
Village
Photo: Ksheridan, Public domain.
Moynalty is a village in the north-west of County Meath in Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R194 and R164 regional roads 8 km north of Kells, near the border with County Cavan. Moynalty is situated 7 km northwest of Headfort House.
Headfort House
- Categories: country house, house, building, and education
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73428° or 53° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.84719° or 6° 50′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C5MP5M3+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 301483864OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q17984559
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