Perched on the summit of Ardpatrick hill with commanding views across the surrounding countryside, this round tower represents one of Ireland's most dramatically sited but severely reduced examples. Standing at the monastery reputedly founded by St. Patrick himself, the tower survives as a substantial stump that hints at what was...
Round Tower at Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
This remarkable round tower at Kilmallock represents one of Ireland's most dramatically transformed examples, where an early Christian round tower was incorporated into and heightened as part of a 13th-century collegiate church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The structure demonstrates the practical reuse and architectural evolution of Ireland's medieval...