Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey, Moone, County Kildare is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1965. It was established by monks from Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, and became an independent monastery and abbey in 1977.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: trappist abbey in Ireland
- Also known as: “Bolton Abbey, Moone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moone High Cross.
Moone High Cross
Cross
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moone High Cross is a high cross and national monument reputedly dating from the eighth century located in Moone, County Kildare, Ireland. At 17.5 feet high it is the second tallest high cross in Ireland, and also one of the best preserved of its kind. Moone High Cross is situated 2½ km north of Bolton Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moone and Timolin.
Moone
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre.
Timolin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Timolin is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is located off the R448 road, the former N9 road about 80 km south of Dublin. It is a small village, with less than a hundred inhabitants, one shop and two pubs. Timolin is situated 3½ km north of Bolton Abbey.
Kilkea
Village
Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village. Kilkea is situated 5 km west of Bolton Abbey.
Bolton Abbey
- Categories: abbey and religion
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.95582° or 52° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.8228° or 6° 49′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C4MX54G+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 867815952OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q104857959
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In Other Languages
“Bolton Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Bolton”
- French: “Abbaye de Bolton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bolton Abbey and Killelan Abbey.
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