Abbey of Kells it was used to hang participants of the 1798 rebellion. The round tower and high crosses are a National Monument of Ireland. The monastic site is open to the public. Abbey of Kells The Abbey of Kells ("Mainistir Cheanannais" in Irish) is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, north of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s. Much of the Book of Kells may have been created there, but historians cannot be
Kells Round Tower strikes. The tower stands high. The doorway originally stood about above ground level and was reached by wooden steps or a ladder. Most round towers have four windows on the top level, one for each cardinal direction, but Kells has five, supposedly one facing each road into the town and each town gate. There are five high crosses: Kells Round Tower Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments. Kells was founded as a monastic settlement by Saint Columba c. 550 on land that had