Castlekeeran
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Díseart Ciaráin | |
North Cross | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Castlekieran Bealach-duin |
| Established | 8th century |
| Diocese | Meath |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Ciarán the Pious |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Celtic monasticism |
| Site | |
| Location | Carnaross, County Meath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°44′28″N 6°57′16″W / 53.741042°N 6.954343°W |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Castlekeeran Crosses |
| Reference no. | 107 |
Castlekeeran is a former monastery and a National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.[1][2]
Castlekeeran survives as a walled graveyard, 1.1 km (0.68 mi) south of Carnaross and on the south bank of the Leinster Blackwater.[3][4]