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Monasterboice Abbey, near Donore

Monasterboice Abbey is a ruin in County Louth, 9.5 km north of Donore in County Meath.

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County LouthThe county boundary encloses it, taken from the OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries. It is listed on this site under Donore, which is the nearest settlement and is in County Meath.
From Donore
9.5 km north, in a straight line
South-west view of the north church along with the west face of the west cross. This is part of the ensemble that is protected as national monument #94 in state care.
South-west view of the north church along with the west face of the west cross. This is part of the ensemble that is protected as national monument #94 in state care.·Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
South-west view of the north church along with the west face of the west cross. This is part of the ensemble that is protected as national monument #94 in state care.·Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Monasterboice Abbey is in Donore, County Meath. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 9.5 km north of the centre of Donore in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Tinure (189541), 1.5 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Tinure 1.5 km
    bus 100
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Monasterboice 1.6 km
    buses 100, 901 and UM03
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Silloge 2.0 km
    bus 100
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Donore covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other ruins in Donore

Nearest to Monasterboice Abbey first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Monasterboice Abbey, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 4 ruins in Donore

Questions people ask

Where is Monasterboice Abbey?
Near Donore, County Louth, 9.5 km north of the centre.
What are the opening hours of Monasterboice Abbey?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Monasterboice Abbey from the centre of Donore?
9.5 km north of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other ruins near Monasterboice Abbey?
4 in Donore altogether. The nearest are The Boyne Obelisk, Sandpit and Andrews Corn Mill.
How do you get to Monasterboice Abbey without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Tinure, 1.5 km away in a straight line, and bus 100 call there, run by Bus Éireann. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/370018308, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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