06/08/2022
Did you Know?!
Irish round towers are early medieval stone towers found mainly in Ireland. It is believed that during Viking raids, monks would take refuge in the round tower with all of their valuables.
They are generally found in the vicinity of a church or monastery, with the door of the tower facing the west doorway of the church.
Knowledge of this fact has made it possible, where towers still exist, to determine without excavation the approximate sites of lost churches that once stood nearby.
