Situated in the northeast part of Roscrea town directly across from St. Cronan's Romanesque church, this impressive round tower has witnessed nearly nine centuries of Irish history, surviving medieval lightning strikes, military action during the 1798 Rebellion, and multiple phases of adaptive reuse. Despite being shortened by approximately 6 meters...
Round Tower Foundation at Leigh, Co. Tipperary
The excavations conducted by Glasscock in 1968-69 at Leigh revealed the complete foundation outline of a round tower that had been entirely destroyed above ground level, leaving only its buried footprint as archaeological evidence. Located strategically between two churches at the site, this tower represents one of the few Irish...