Spire of Loyd

#1089 among destinations in Ireland

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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. It was reputedly commissioned by Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective as a memorial to his father. ()

Coordinates: 53°43'59"N, 6°54'20"W

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MeathIreland

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Spire of Loyd – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.1 miE
Tower
Kells Round Tower, Kells
30 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.
2.1 miW
Archaeological site
Castlekeeran
53 min walk • Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
1.1 miE
Monastery, Pre-romanesque architecture
Abbey of Kells, Kells
29 min walk • 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.
1.1 miE
Archaeological site
St. Columb's House, Kells
28 min walk • St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in Kells, County Meath, Ireland.
6.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Killua Castle
161 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.
7.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Durhamstown Castle
185 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.
6.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Cruicetown Church
172 min walk • Cruicetown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
6.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Robertstown Castle
158 min walk • Robertstown Castle is a fortified house and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
5.6 miN
Village
Mullagh
144 min walk • Mullagh is a town, civil parish and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. As of 2016, the town's population was 1,348. It lies in the south-east of the county, at the junction of the R191 and the R194 regional roads near the towns of Virginia and Bailieborough.