Monasterboice Round Tower

Monasterboice Round Tower is a tower in County Louth, Leinster. Monasterboice Round Tower is situated nearby to Muiredach’s High Cross, as well as near the cemetery Monasterboice Graveyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muiredach’s High Cross and Monasterboice.

Muiredach’s High Cross

Photo: Adriao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Muiredach's High Cross is a high cross from the 10th or possibly 9th century, located at the ruined monastic site of Monasterboice, in County Louth, Ireland.

The Monasterboice ruins are the remains of an early Christian monastic settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda. The ruins are a national monument of Ireland and also give their name to the local village and to a civil parish of the same name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obelisk Bridge and Dunleer.

Obelisk Bridge

Locality

Photo: KevForkan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Obelisk Bridge is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of Monasterboice Round Tower.

Dunleer

Town

Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunleer is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is midway between Dundalk and Drogheda, at the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 roads. Dunleer is situated 6 km north of Monasterboice Round Tower.

Sandpit

Village

Sandpit is a small village in the rural hinterland of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It lies in the townland of Milltown, which had a population of 213 as of the 2011 census. Sandpit is situated 7 km east of Monasterboice Round Tower.

Monasterboice Round Tower

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tower, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.77787° or 53° 46′ 40″ north

Longitude

-6.41818° or 6° 25′ 5″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C5MQHHJ+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 857568298

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monasterboice Graveyard and Calliagh Virra’s House.

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