Round Tower, Monasterboice, Co. Louth

Round Tower, Monasterboice, Co. Louth

Round Tower

Lantern slide depicting a round tower in Monasterboice, Co. Louth. Originally titled 'Monasterboice Co. Louth' and labelled 'L5 24'. The monument is found in an old monastic settlement in Monasterboice. The slide shows the round tower found in the Monasterboice monestary. The ruins of the tower are missing the top of the monument and was badly damaged in a fire in 1097. In the fire, the interior of the tower and its contents were damaged or destroyed, including a library. The external of the tower however, remains standing. When first built the tower would have been used both as a bell tower and as a refuge for the monks from Viking invasion.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 33

BOX33_024

11/01/17

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

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

Logainm County Code: http://www.logainm.ie/100021.aspx

Townland: Monasterboice

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/34018.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 304347

Irish National Grid North: 282034

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.777612

Longitude: 6.4177054

Place: Monasterboice, Co. Louth Latitude: 53.7875134 Longitude: -6.416300399999955

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)