Kinneigh Round Tower

West of Castletownkenneigh, and south of Coppen, stands Kinneigh Round Tower, just outside Kinneigh graveyard. The original monastic enclosure was founded by St Mocholmóg in 619AD, but was sacked and plundered by the Vikings in 916AD. A round tower as part of a monastic settlement indicated a monastery was very wealthy. The round tower is dated to circa 1000AD. This six storeyed round tower ha...