Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Kells Priory is the largest medieval monument in Ireland. The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells in the townland of Rathduff (Madden), about 9 miles south of the medieval city of Kilkenny. The priory is a National Monument. One of its most notable features is a collection of medieval tower houses spaced at intervals along and within walls which enclose a site of just over 3 acres. These give the priory the appearance more of a medieval fortress than of a place of worship and from these towers comes its local name of "Seven Castles". #ireland #castle
Kells Priory is the largest medieval monument in Ireland. The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells in the townland of Rathduff (Madden), about 9 miles south of the medieval city of Kilkenny. The priory is a National Monument. One of its most notable features is a collection of medieval tower houses spaced at intervals along and within walls which enclose a site of just over 3 acres. These give the priory the appearance more of a medieval fortress than of a place of worship and from these towers comes its local name of "Seven Castles". #ireland #castle
