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Castledermot Round Tower

Castledermot Round Tower

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Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.[1]

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Building

The tower is complete, although the original cap has been replaced with battlements.[2] It is composed of rounded granite boulders embedded in mortar.[2]

History

Castledermot was founded as a monastic settlement c. 800 AD. The bishop-poet Cormac mac Cuilennáin was buried here in AD 938 and the round tower was probably built around that time.[3] The community ceased to exist some time after 1073.[4]

The crosses

East face of the north cross

There are two high crosses:

References

  1. [1]
    Castledermot Round Tower, Megalithic Ireland
  2. [2]
    Castledermot Round Tower Co. Kildare, Roundtowers.org
  3. [3]
    "Castledermot Church and Round Tower", Groses's Antiquities of Ireland (1792)
  4. [4]
    Castledermot Round Tower, Crosses and Church Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Chooseireland.com
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