Round Towers of Ireland: map and guide by county
78 round towers on one map, county by county.
Illustrative image
Round towers are tall, slender stone bell towers built at Irish monastic sites, mostly between the 10th and 12th centuries.
Every round tower with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
10 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Clare, Galway, Cork.
Types recorded
- Round tower78 recorded
Map of round towers
Sites you can visit
Listed by the National Monuments Service or promoted by Fáilte Ireland as visitor attractions.
Visitor site National MonumentTimahoe Round Tower
Round tower · Timahoe · Laois
Visitor site National MonumentClones Round Tower and Sarcophagus
Round tower · Crossmoyle · Monaghan
Featured round towers
Visitor site National MonumentClones Round Tower and Sarcophagus
Round tower · Crossmoyle · Monaghan
Visitor site National MonumentTimahoe Round Tower
Round tower · Timahoe · Laois
National MonumentAghadoe Round Tower
Round tower · Parkavonear · Kerry
National MonumentAghaviller Round Tower
Round tower · Aghaviller · Kilkenny
National MonumentArdmore Round Tower
Round tower · Ardocheasty · Waterford
National MonumentAughagower Round Tower
Round tower · Aghagower · Mayo
National MonumentBalla Round Tower
Round tower · Balla · Mayo
National MonumentCastledermot round tower
Round tower · Castledermot · Kildare
National MonumentChurchland Round Tower
Round tower · Churchland · Offaly
National MonumentClondalkin Round Tower
Round tower · Clondalkin · Dublin
National MonumentDonaghmore Round Tower
Round tower · Donaghmore (Navan Lower By.) · Meath
National MonumentDromiskin Round Tower
Round tower · Dromiskin · Louth
Round Towers by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clare | 8 | 5 |
| Galway | 8 | 5 |
| Cork | 5 | 5 |
| Dublin | 5 | 5 |
| Kildare | 5 | 5 |
| Kilkenny | 5 | 5 |
| Laois | 5 | 4 |
| Mayo | 5 | 5 |
| Louth | 4 | 4 |
| Kerry | 3 | 3 |
| Limerick | 3 | 3 |
| Meath | 3 | 3 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 2 |
| Cavan | 2 | 2 |
| Carlow | 2 | 2 |
| Donegal | 2 | 2 |
| Monaghan | 2 | 2 |
| Offaly | 2 | 2 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 2 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 |
| Waterford | 1 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 1 | 1 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.