Kells Monastic Site

GREAT HISTORY! Wonderful place to visit.

Many thanks to PAT and INA for a very informative talk on Kells, the Cross, Tower and Book of Kells. Tourist Office definitely worth a visit. Libby welcomed us in and we had a lovely couple of hours ...

Wandered around peacefully amid the fascinating but degrading high crosses.

This place is steeped in history and the monastic site, located in the churchyard of St Columba's Church of Ireland Parish Church, contains several examples of early medieval Christian architecture. I...

Could be so much better but still worth visiting today

The site of the Kells monastic site is definitely something that the town of Kells should make more of. This is an important site in Irish Christian history and as such is relatively neglected today. ...

Impressive but a little lost

It wasn’t particularly easy to find the old high crosses until we got to the entrance, and then there will limited signs and information about the crosses. They are impressive though!

Irish History

We were able to walk from our hotel and visit the site. My wife and I roamed the grounds taking it all in and loved reading the headstones and plaques.