Blackthorn Close
Blackthorn Close is a residential area in County Meath, Leinster. Blackthorn Close is situated nearby to Blackthorn Grove Park, as well as near the cemetery St John’s Graveyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kells Round Tower and Headfort House.
Kells Round Tower
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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 580 metres southwest of Blackthorn Close.
Headfort House
School
Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. Headfort House is situated 1½ km east of Blackthorn Close.
Spire of Lloyd
Monument
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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 west of Blackthorn Close.
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 4 km northeast of Blackthorn Close.
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 Blackthorn Close.
Blackthorn Close
Latitude
53.72955° or 53° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.87208° or 6° 52′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5MP4HH+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 301483880OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blackthorn Grove Park and St John’s Graveyard.
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