placenamesDonaghmore
Domhnach Mór
The round tower and nearby cross-slabs preserve different forms of stone carving.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Domhnach Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Donaghmore · English · main form
Place & story
Doorway and cross-slabs
The Office of Public Works describes Donaghmore’s round tower as built of rough limestone, with carved heads around its raised doorway and a crucifixion scene on the keystone. Its conical cap is missing. Sandstone cross-slabs stand around the tower: the western slab, set upright in the graveyard wall, bears a floriated cross with fleur-de-lis terminals. The eastern slab has a pointed top and lightly incised moulding. These details distinguish individual carved stones within the ecclesiastical site near Navan. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Navan Lower
- Coordinates
- 53.67581, -6.68024
- Mapped area
- 16.07 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1850 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Donaghmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donaghmore Round Tower and Church · Office of Public Works / Heritage Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-06-26. How this page was prepared.