Castledermot Round Tower

Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: early Christian monastic site founded in 812 with a round tower, two high crosses, and a western portal
Also known as: “Castledermot Monastery” and “Castledermot monastic site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castledermot Abbey and Coláiste Lorcáin.

Castledermot Abbey

Ruins

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Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD. Castledermot Abbey is situated 260 metres southwest of Castledermot Round Tower.

Coláiste Lorcáin

School

Coláiste Lorcáin is a secondary school located in the town of Castledermot, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland. The current principal is E. Gaughran. Coláiste Lorcáin is situated 250 metres west of Castledermot Round Tower.

Saint John’s Tower

Ruins

Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower, is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument. Saint John’s Tower is situated 440 metres northwest of Castledermot Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castledermot and Kilkea.

Castledermot

Town

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Castledermot is an inland town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 10 km from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was re-designated the R448.

Kilkea

Village

Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village. Kilkea is situated 6 km northwest of Castledermot Round Tower.

Moone

Village

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Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is 55 km south-west of Dublin city centre. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 7 km north of Castledermot Round Tower.

Castledermot Round Tower

Categories: archaeological site, monastery, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.91044° or 52° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

-6.83495° or 6° 50′ 6″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C4MW568+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 189294971

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Wikidata ID

Q22083903

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Danish: “Castledermot Round Tower”

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