Clondalkin Round Tower © Ian Paterson

O0631 : Clondalkin Round Tower

taken 13 years ago, near to Clondalkin, Belgard and Ballymount, Dublin, Ireland

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Clondalkin Round Tower

Towers such as this served as bell-towers and places of refuge between the 10th and 12th centuries. Clondalkin Round Tower is 84 feet high and retains its original cap. The outside stairs may also be possibly original. The tower stands on the site of a monastery founded by St Cronan or Mochua in the 7th century and which was plundered by the Vikings in 832 and burned in 1071.

(Text taken from the plaque erected by the Office of Public Works, Dublin, on the tower itself.)

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Grid Square: O0631, 10 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Ian Paterson (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 21 May, 2008
Category: Round tower (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: O 069 314 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.3385N 6:23.7720W
Camera Location: Irish: O 069 314
View Direction: Southwest (about 225 degrees)