page_title: Glendalough
section_title: The Round Tower
hierarchical_section_title: Glendalough / Monuments in the Lower Glen / The Round Tower
caption_attribution_description: English: Tombstones and the Round Tower at Glendalough, County Wicklow. Wikidata has entry Q691153 with data related to this item.
context_page_description: Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. From 1825 to 1957, the head of the Glendalough Valley was the site of a galena lead mine. Glendalough is also a recreational area for picnics, for walking along networks of maintained trails of varying difficulty, and also for rock-climbing.
context_section_description: This fine tower, built of mica-slate interspersed with granite is about 30 metres high, with an entrance 3.5 metres from the base.  The conical roof was rebuilt in 1876 using the original stones.  The tower originally had six timber floors, connected by ladders.  The four storeys above entrance level are each lit by a small window; while the top storey has four windows facing the cardinal compass points. Round towers, landmarks for approaching visitors, were built as bell towers, but also served on occasion as store-houses and as places of refuge in times of attack.
caption: The Round Tower
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