2014

M4000 : Kilmacduagh

taken 10 years ago, 5 km WSW of Gort, Co Galway, Ireland

Kilmacduagh
Kilmacduagh
The Cathedral with the Round Tower behind.
Kilmacduagh

Founded by St Colman Mac Duach in the early 7th century this site has what is considered to be one of the finest collections of monastic buildings in Ireland. Although plundered in the 13th century, it remained the seat of a bishop for a further 300 years or so.

The most notable feature is the 34m tall Round Tower which is thought to date from the 12th century and is the tallest such tower in the country. It would have served as a place of refuge for the monks in case of attack (the only access is 7m above ground level). It has a noticeable lean out of the perpendicular towards the south west.

The largest building on the site, the Cathedral, is thought to date from the 11th or 12th century.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites Place: Kilmacduagh Near: Gort Person: St Colman Mac Duach other tags: Round Tower Monastery Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Round Tower [14] · Cathedral and the Round Tower [9] Title Clusters: · Kilmacduagh [16] ·
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M4000, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 15 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 December, 2014
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! M 405 000 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:2.8857N 8:53.2748W
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Irish: geotagged! M 405 000
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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