Roscrea Round Tower
Roscrea Round Tower is a tower in County Tipperary, Munster. Roscrea Round Tower is situated nearby to the ruins Roscrea Church, as well as near St. Cronan’s Church.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Round tower and National monument in Roscrea
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roscrea Church and St. Cronan’s Church.
St. Cronan’s Church
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Cronan's Church is a 19th-century Church of Ireland church in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. The church was constructed in 1812 on the site of the original 12th century Romanesque church.
Roscrea Castle
Castle
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roscrea Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Roscrea, Ireland. The castle consists of a walled courtyard, gate block, and angled towers. Roscrea Castle is situated 160 metres southwest of Roscrea Round Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roscrea and Ballaghmore.
Roscrea
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois.
Ballaghmore
Hamlet
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois. Ballaghmore is situated 7 km east of Roscrea Round Tower.
Brosna
Hamlet
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Brosna is a small village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. 7 km north-west of Roscrea, it lies in the valley of the Little Brosna River near the N62 road. Brosna is situated 7 km northwest of Roscrea Round Tower.
Roscrea Round Tower
- Categories: Irish round tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.95575° or 52° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.79597° or 7° 47′ 46″ westElevation
88 metres (289 feet)Open location code
9C4JX643+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 759903801OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=round_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
11777278Wikidata ID
Q116817820
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In Other Languages
“Roscrea Round Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Rundturm von Roscrea”
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