Church & Round Tower, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Church & Round Tower, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Round Tower

Church

Lantern slide of a church and round tower, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 III 10' and with the title 'Lusk. RSAI.' Both the round tower and church are located in St Macullin's graveyard. The round tower forms a dethatched turret to the 15th century belfry tower. The tower contains 8 floors and is made from limestone. The tower is entered at the south-east side and its interior is lit by narrow windows. It was St. MacCullin who founded the monastery at Lusk around 450 AD, but the only remains of its Early Christian foundation is the tower. Apart from the West tower, the original medieval church was destroyed in the 19th century with the present structure built in 1847.

Sophie Hogan

The Discovery Programme

15th Century

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, Box 10

BOX10_059

16/07/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

DU008-010004- (Church) DU008-010003- (Round Tower)

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Dublin

Logainm County Link: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx

Town: Lusk

http://www.logainm.ie/16994.aspx

Irish National Grid East: O 22

Irish National Grid North: 54

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.526141

Longitude: -6.167332

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)