Old Mellifont AbbeyWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Monastic site
Monasterboice
Drogheda, County Louth
A walled graveyard north of Drogheda holds a round tower and three carved high crosses.
The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an early Christian settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda.
- Where
- Drogheda, County Louth
- Address
- Monasterboice
- 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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Old Mellifont AbbeyWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreThe 1690 battle was fought across the Oldbridge estate. The house is closed, and the exhibition is in the stable yard beside it, free to enter, with the walled garden and parkland to walk.
DowthThird of the great Boyne mounds, and this one is open ground you can walk around at any hour with no ticket.
Highlanes GalleryDrogheda's public gallery sits on the main street, in a Franciscan church that was converted for it.
St Laurence's GateTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.
Millmount Museum and Martello TowerThe museum and the Martello tower sit on the mound above the south bank, looking straight down on the town.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Thursday 12th November
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CarlingfordVillage · Co. LouthNarrow medieval lanes on the shore of Carlingford Lough, with the Cooley mountains going up straight behind them.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordCastle · CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.
Slieve FoyeMountain · CarlingfordSlieve Foye rises directly above Carlingford, and a marked loop climbs off the edge of the village.
Proleek DolmenPrehistoric site · DundalkThe capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, out on the golf course of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel.
Castleroche CastleCastle · DundalkRohesia de Verdun built this castle on a rock outcrop northwest of Dundalk in 1236, the first castle in Ireland known to have been built by a woman. The interior is closed for works, so it is outside viewing only for now.
Beaulieu House and GardensHouse and gardens · DroghedaA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
ClogherheadBeach · Co. LouthThe fishing village sits on a headland with a beach on either side of it and the pier at Port Oriel below.
The Táin WayWalk · CarlingfordAbout 40km of waymarked circuit around the Cooley peninsula, starting and finishing in Carlingford.