Clondalkin Round Tower
Clondalkin Round Tower is an Irish round tower located in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland. Located on the site of a monastery founded by Saint Mochua, the tower is protected as a national monument.Photo: Paul Johnston-Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: round tower in Clondalkin, Ireland
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tully’s Castle and Clondalkin/Fonthill railway station.
Tully’s Castle
Ruins
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tully's Castle is a castle and a National Monument in Clondalkin, Ireland. Tully’s Castle is situated 390 metres east of Clondalkin Round Tower.
Clondalkin/Fonthill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Oscyk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clondalkin / Fonthill railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Dublin, Ireland that serves the Clondalkin and Fonthill areas. It opened on 13 October 2008, and is located on the R113 road, west of Clondalkin, between Ronanstown and the Nangor Road. Clondalkin/Fonthill railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Clondalkin Round Tower.
Park West and Cherry Orchard
Railway station
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, serving the Park West and the Cherry Orchard area. Park West and Cherry Orchard is situated 1½ km northeast of Clondalkin Round Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clondalkin and Bluebell.
Clondalkin
Town
Photo: Paul Johnston-Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clondalkin is a suburban village in County Dublin, Ireland, approximately 10 km west of Dublin city centre. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin.
Bluebell
Suburb
Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bluebell is a small suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Situated approximately 6 kilometres south-west of the city centre, on the Camac, a Liffey tributary, the suburb borders the Grand Canal and Ballyfermot to the west, Walkinstown & Drimnagh to the east, Inchicore to the north, and Clondalkin to the south. Bluebell is situated 3½ km east of Clondalkin Round Tower.
Tallaght
Town
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tallaght is a southwestern outer suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, and is the county town of South Dublin. Tallaght was the site of a monastic settlement from at least the 8th century, which became one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres. Tallaght is situated 4½ km southeast of Clondalkin Round Tower.
Clondalkin Round Tower
- Categories: Irish round tower, bell tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32205° or 53° 19′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.39538° or 6° 23′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C5M8JC3+RROpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q24896274
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Polish—“Clondalkin Round Tower” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Cloigtheach Chluain Dolcáin”
- Irish: “Cloigtheach Chluian Dolcáin”
- Polish: “Dzwonnica w Clondalkin”
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