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At a glance
- TypeRound tower
- Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
The Anthologia Hibernica (Vol. IV., p. 105 July - December 1794) contains a sketch of a Round Tower in ruins at Kellistown (JKAS 1933, 271-7). A drawing by J.
Full archaeological record 94 words
The Anthologia Hibernica (Vol. IV., p. 105 July - December 1794) contains a sketch of a Round Tower in ruins at Kellistown (JKAS 1933, 271-7). A drawing by J. Saunders TCD, believed to date to c. 1797 also depicts the round tower in ruins. The OS Letters (O' Flanagan 1934, 44) note that the Belfry of the chuch (CW008-038001-) was built where the round tower stood.
Reference:
O' Flanagan, E. (typescript) 1934 Letters containing information relative to the Antiquities of the County of Carlow collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Claire Breen · Updated 19 August 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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