Historic site · Ireland
Monasterboice Abbey
Monasterboice Abbey is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Muiredach's High Cross, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.77784, -6.41788
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barabona: 0.9 mi
- Black Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hurcle Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Oriel: 4.0 mi
- Tullydonnell Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Brookville Park: 4.7 mi
- The Ring: 4.9 mi
- Saint Dominicks Park: 4.9 mi
- Slane Castle: 7.4 mi
- Fair Green: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Drummond Tower: 1.6 mi
- The Boyne Obelisk: 3.6 mi
- Mullacurry Race Course: 4.4 mi
- Sandpit: 4.6 mi
- Barmeath Castle: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 54
- Voyager: 10.0 mi
- Saint Joseph: 11.0 mi
- Washer Woman: 13.6 mi
- Cooley Bull: 13.6 mi
- Slí na hOibre: 13.7 mi
Springs
- Tober Maura: 1.8 mi
- Butter Well: 1.9 mi
- Tober na Solais: 2.3 mi
- Toberdillen: 2.7 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 29
- Muiredach's High Cross: 0.0 mi
- Monasterboice Round Tower: 0.0 mi
- Elizabeth Drummond Tower: 1.6 mi
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access: 5.9 mi
- Knowth Timber Circle: 6.1 mi
Museums: 9
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 2.3 mi
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre: 3.8 mi
- Millmount Museum: 5.4 mi
- Railway Museum: 15.5 mi
- Louth County Museum: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Port Oriel: 8.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.1 mi
- The Bush: 17.7 mi
- Ballsmill Amenity Land: 20.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- The Princess Grace Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 14.5 mi
- Fingal Allotments: 15.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.8 mi
- Parnell Garden: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- North Beach: 18.5 mi
- South Beach: 19.1 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 22.7 mi
- Portrane Beach: 23.3 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Wavin Lakes: 16.1 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve: 22.2 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ben Head: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Monasterboice Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Foye | NNE 24° | 589 m | 20.1 mi |
| Carnavaddy | NNE 14° | 475 m | 20.2 mi |
| Barnavave | NNE 27° | 349 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Oriel | WNW 282° | 304 m | 4.0 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | W 263° | 225 m | 7.0 mi |
| Black Hill | W 278° | 209 m | 2.2 mi |
| Ughtyneill | W 280° | 204 m | 18.4 mi |
| Knockbrack | SSE 155° | 176 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:02 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 14:58 | 16:07 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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