Historic house · near Navan · Meath

Donaghmore Round Tower

The site of Donaghmore Round Tower, a historic house, is 800 m north of Navan. Our list goes on with Slane Castle, 8 km away. You will find it in County Meath.

Where

800 m

north of Navan

How well known

Top 35%

#609 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic house near Navan

Just outside Navan

Donaghmore Round Tower is 800 m north of Navan. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warmest in Navan are June to September, at 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°64 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 5°59 mm

May16° / 7°59 mm

Jun19° / 10°67 mm

Jul20° / 12°72 mm

Aug20° / 11°78 mm

Sep18° / 9°70 mm

Oct14° / 7°87 mm

Nov11° / 4°90 mm

Dec8° / 2°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Navan, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Navan (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Navan’s full climate →

About

Donaghmore Round Tower

Historic house.

Type: Historic house
Town: 800 m north of Navan
Official site: heritageireland.ie/unguided-sites/donaghmore-round-tower-and-church

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Know before you go

AddressBlackcastle Demesne

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Orange: Donaghmore Round Tower.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Navan, with 33,886 people, is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 800 m south of it

Navan

33,886 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 9.2 km northeast of it

Slane

1,445 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 9.5 km southwest of it

Robinstown

412 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 9.8 km southeast of it

Kentstown

1,195 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Donaghmore Round Tower is	People	Places to visit
Navan	800 m south of it	33,886	8
Slane	9.2 km northeast of it	1,445	9
Robinstown	9.5 km southwest of it	412	1
Kentstown	9.8 km southeast of it	1,195	2
Kilmessan	12 km south of it	907	4
Trim	15 km southwest of it	9,563	5
Carlanstown	16 km northwest of it	718	8
Kells	16 km northwest of it	6,608	6

Make a day of it

Around Donaghmore Round Tower

Within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 churches and an abbey or priory, among others.

CastleSlane Castle8 km away 2CastleCastleDunmoe Castle1.7 km away 3

CastleAthlumney Castle2.4 km away 4

Abbey or prioryBective Abbey10 km away 5

CastleDurhamstown Castle7.8 km away 6ChurchChurchArdmulchan Church2.2 km away 7Art galleryArt gallerySolstice Arts Centre2.7 km away 8ChurchChurchDonaghpatrick Church7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Donaghmore Round Tower

Where is Donaghmore Round Tower?

Donaghmore Round Tower is 800 m north of Navan, Meath.

What is Donaghmore Round Tower?

Historic house.

When is the best time to visit Donaghmore Round Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Navan, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Donaghmore Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Slane Castle (8 km), Dunmoe Castle (1.7 km), Athlumney Castle (2.4 km) and Bective Abbey (10 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Athlumney Castle: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durhamstown Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).