Cloister at Fore Abbey
Cloister at Fore Abbey is a grassland in County Westmeath, Leinster. Cloister at Fore Abbey is situated nearby to the ruins Guest House, as well as near Columbarium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Grassland
- Description: cloister at the former Benedictine Abbey at Fore, Co. Westmeath
- Also known as: “Cloister”, “Fore Abbey cloister”, and “Fore Priory cloister”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church and Turgesius Island.
Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church
Church
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Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church is situated 530 metres south of Cloister at Fore Abbey.
Turgesius Island
Islet
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The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin. Turgesius Island is situated 2½ km south of Cloister at Fore Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fore and Collinstown.
Fore
Village
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Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland. The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area.
Collinstown
Village
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Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356. Collinstown is situated 4 km south of Cloister at Fore Abbey.
Castlepollard
Town
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Castlepollard is a small town in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. As of the 2022 census, Castlepollard had a population of 1,349 people. Castlepollard is situated 4½ km west of Cloister at Fore Abbey.
Cloister at Fore Abbey
- Category: cloister
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.6839° or 53° 41′ 2″ northLongitude
-7.22717° or 7° 13′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQMF+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 978222440OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q135583638
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In Other Languages
“Cloister at Fore Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “claustre de l’abadia de Fore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fore Abbey and Guest House.
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