Oughter Ard Tower
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Round tower

Oughter Ard Tower

Round tower in Co. Kildare.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • MedievalIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Oughterard, Co. Kildare53.27769, -6.56583
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At a glance

  • TypeRound tower
  • Date or period mentionedmedieval
  • StatusNational Monument

What to look for

  • Windows
  • Church beside

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
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History and description

In the SW corner of a graveyard (KD015-007004-) which also contains a medieval parish church (KD015-007005-). The remains consist of the lower portions (H 10m) of a round tower (ext. diam 4.8m; av. wall T 1.1m), built of coursed limestone masonry.

Full archaeological record 108 words

In the SW corner of a graveyard (KD015-007004-) which also contains a medieval parish church (KD015-007005-). The remains consist of the lower portions (H 10m) of a round tower (ext. diam 4.8m; av. wall T 1.1m), built of coursed limestone masonry. The round-headed, granite doorway c. 2.5m above ground level has slightly inwardly inclining jambs, and faces E. Three floor-levels can be identified and one round-headed window survives at first-floor level, looking S. The round tower and nearby church are National Monuments (No. 190) in State ownership. (Fitzgerald 1891-5, 84-6; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 329; Lennox-Barrow 1979, 123-4; Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 408-9; Harbison 1992, 192)

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Gearóid Conroy · Updated 10 June 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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