Standing on the south side of the summit of the famous Rock of Cashel, this magnificent round tower represents one of Ireland's most architecturally sophisticated and historically significant examples. Rising 27.9 meters (including its 4.42-meter conical cap) and uniquely connected to the adjacent 13th-century cathedral through a passage, the tower...
Lost Round Tower at Emly, Co. Tipperary
This vanished round tower at Emly represents one of the most historically significant lost examples, documented through both medieval annals and 17th-century visual evidence. The tower's destruction in 1058 during a major military assault, combined with possible visual documentation from 1681, provides a rare combination of historical and artistic evidence...