Inishcaltra Round Tower

Inishcaltra Round Tower is a tower in , . Inishcaltra Round Tower is situated nearby to , as well as near the ruins .
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: round tower in the early Christian monastic site of Inishcaltra, County Clare
  • Also known as: “Inish Cealtra Round Tower” and “Round Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inis Cealtra and St Caimin’s Church.

Islet
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.

Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.

Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in east , Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of , north of . won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981.

Village
Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.
or Scariff is a large village in east , in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of and is best known for its harbour. is situated 6 km west of Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Hamlet
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the R352 regional road in northeastern , 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. is situated 6 km northeast of Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Inishcaltra Round Tower

Latitude
52.91543° or 52° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
-8.44859° or 8° 26′ 55″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9C4HWH82+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40401195
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building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­round_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q141452781
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Inishcaltra Round Tower” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “An Cloigtheach”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Church of the Wounded Men and The Saint’s Graveyard.

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