Athlumney CastleThe tower house and later fortified home sit on the far bank of the Boyne from Navan town.
Monastic site
Donaghmore Round Tower
Navan, County Meath
A round tower and church ruin stand in a graveyard on the Slane road out of Navan, with a carved doorway.
The Donaghmore Round Tower is a well preserved 10th century construction situated just northeast of Navan in County Meath.
- Where
- Navan, County Meath
- Address
- Blackcastle Demesne
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
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Athlumney CastleThe tower house and later fortified home sit on the far bank of the Boyne from Navan town.
Hill of SlaneA ruined friary and a tower sit on the hilltop above the village, with most of the Boyne valley in the view.
SlaneFour matching Georgian houses face each other at the crossroads, with the Boyne bridge below.
Bective AbbeyThe Cistercian abbey beside the Boyne still has its cloister arcade and tower. You can walk straight into it.
Hill of TaraGrassed earthworks on a low ridge south of Navan, where the high kings were made. It is open ground and free to walk.On nearby
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KnowthMegalithic tomb · DonoreSmaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.
Loughcrew CairnsMegalithic tomb · OldcastlePassage tombs scattered across the hills west of Oldcastle, up a steep walk from the car park.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreMuseum · DroghedaThe restored house and walled garden at Oldbridge stand on the ground the 1690 battle was fought over.- DowthMegalithic tomb · DroghedaThird of the great Boyne mounds, and this one is open ground you can walk around at any hour with no ticket.
Kells Round Tower and High CrossesMonastic site · KellsThe round tower and carved crosses stand in the middle of Kells, on the monastery the Book of Kells takes its name from.
Newtown TrimRuin · TrimA ruined cathedral and priory stand on the riverbank, a short walk downstream from Trim Castle.