Kells Round Tower

Kells Round Tower is a round tower in in . The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments.
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Photo: Joikoi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Round tower in Kells, County Meath
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spire of Lloyd and Headfort House.

Monument
Photo: XNukes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in 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. is situated 2 km west of Kells Round Tower.

School
is a large country house on the southern outskirts of in , . is situated 2½ km east of Kells Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kells and Carlanstown.

Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , 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 .

Village
is a village and townland in , . As of the 2016 census, there were 664 people living in the village. is located approximately 4 km northeast of the larger town of on the N52 road. is situated 4½ km northeast of Kells Round Tower.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Carnaros is a village in , , approximately 4 km northwest of on the R147 road between Kells and . is situated 6 km northwest of Kells Round Tower.

Kells Round Tower

Latitude
53.7273° or 53° 43′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.88009° or 6° 52′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C5MP4G9+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85160507
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q28195945
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Highlights include Cross of Patrick and Columba and Saint Columba’s.

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