Abbey of Kells, Kells

Name: Abbey of Kells
Address: Kells, Ireland

#2 among attractions in Kells

Monastery, Pre-romanesque architecture

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The Abbey of Kells is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 64 kilometres north of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s. Much of the Book of Kells may have been created there, but historians cannot be certain of the exact date and circumstances of its creation. ()

Alternative names: Established: VI centuryCoordinates: 53°43'38"N, 6°52'48"W

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Abbey of Kells – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kells Round Tower, Castlekeeran, St. Columb's House, Teltown.

~130 ftSE
Tower
Kells Round Tower, Kells
1 min walk • Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments.
3.2 miW
Archaeological site
Castlekeeran
81 min walk • Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
~430 ftNW
Archaeological site
St. Columb's House, Kells
3 min walk • St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in Kells, County Meath, Ireland.
5 miE
Archaeological site
Teltown
128 min walk • Teltown is a townland in County Meath, Ireland, for the area between Oristown and Donaghpatrick Kells. It was named for the Irish mythological figure or goddess, Tailtiu.
6.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Killua Castle
170 min walk • Killua Castle, and the nearby Raleigh Obelisk, are situated near Clonmellon, County Westmeath, Ireland. The present house was built in about 1780 by Sir Benjamin Chapman and consisted of a hall, dining room, oval drawing room, breakfast parlour and front and back stairs.
6.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Durhamstown Castle
160 min walk • Durhamstown Castle is a 600-year-old towerhouse in the townland of Durhamstown of the civil parish of Ardbraccan which is in the barony of Lower Navan, in County Meath, Ireland.
6.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Cruicetown Church
163 min walk • Cruicetown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
5.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Robertstown Castle
151 min walk • Robertstown Castle is a fortified house and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
1.1 miW
Memorial
Spire of Loyd
29 min walk • 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.