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Name: Tower of Lloyd  

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Nearest Town or City:
Kells, , Ireland

Location: County Meath, eastern Ireland.

Website: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME®no=14401601

Notes:
This tower, which is about 100 feet tall, resembles a lighthouse, but it was built as a memorial tower. It was designed by Henry Aaron Baker for the First Earl of Bective in memory of his father Sir Thomas Taylor.

Description of Tower: Cylindrical limestone tower.

This light is not operational

Date Established: c. 1791

Date Present Tower Built: c. 1791

Current Use: Memorial, lookout tower.

Open To Public? Yes.

Directions:
The tower is in the "People's Park," just outside the town of Kells on the road to Oldcastle.


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