Glendalough Round Tower

The Glendalough Round Tower stands as a landmark of one of Ireland's most significant monastic settlements. Glendalough, or Gleann Dá Loch (valley of the two lakes), was founded in the 6th century by Saint Kevin and flourished for over six centuries as a major centre of Celtic Christianity. The round tower itself, known in Irish as a cloigtheach (bell house), was built during the early medieval...