Round Tower
Round Tower is a tower in County Clare, Munster. Round Tower is situated nearby to Saint Caimin’s Church, as well as near the ruins The Church of the Wounded Men.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
Inis Cealtra
Islet
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.
Mountshannon
Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981.
Scarriff
Village
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Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 6 km west of Round Tower.
Whitegate
Hamlet
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a village on the R352 regional road in northeastern County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the Catholic parish Mountshannon-Whitegate. The former local church, which had been in disuse for some years, is now a warehouse and lumberyard. Whitegate is situated 6 km northeast of Round Tower.
Round Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91543° or 52° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.44859° or 8° 26′ 55″ westOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Round Tower” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Cloigtheach”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Caimin’s Church and The Church of the Wounded Men.
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