Kells Priory enclosure - Kells, County... © Martin Richard Phelan cc-by-sa/2.0

1995

S4943 : Kells Priory enclosure - Kells, County Kilkenny

Kells Priory enclosure - Kells, County Kilkenny

A view from inside the walled area of Burgess Court at Kells Priory. The Priory was founded in 1193 by Geoffrey FitzRobert, finally dissolved in March 1540 and handed over to James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde. Archaeological digs on this site have yielded up some 20,000 finds. The monument is freely open to the public and guided tours and other events are organised. For details of these contact staff at Jerpoint Abbey. Time photo taken not available.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Grassland Village, Rural settlement Derelict, Disused Defence, Military Area: County Kilkenny Eire Irish Republic Place: Kells Priory Burgess Court Primary Subject: Scheduled Monument other tags: Founder Geoffrey FitzRobert James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: S4943, 87 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Martin Richard Phelan (more nearby)
Date Taken: September 1995 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 29 September, 2019
Subject Location: Irish: S 49816 43190 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:32.2918N 7:15.9935W
Camera Location: Irish: S 49755 43258
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)

Image Type (about): geograph

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