Castledermot Round Tower | |
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Cloigtheach Dhíseart Diarmada | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Church of Ireland |
Location | |
Location | Church Lane,
Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
Geographic coordinates | 52°54′38″N 6°50′06″W / 52.910458°N 6.834934°W |
Architecture | |
Style | Irish round tower |
Groundbreaking | 10th century |
Specifications | |
Height (max) | 20 m (66 ft) |
Materials | Granite |
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]
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]
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]
There are two high crosses:
Castledermot Round Tower | |
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Cloigtheach Dhíseart Diarmada | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Church of Ireland |
Location | |
Location | Church Lane,
Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
Geographic coordinates | 52°54′38″N 6°50′06″W / 52.910458°N 6.834934°W |
Architecture | |
Style | Irish round tower |
Groundbreaking | 10th century |
Specifications | |
Height (max) | 20 m (66 ft) |
Materials | Granite |
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]
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]
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]
There are two high crosses: