From Wakeman's Handbook of Irish Antiquities - 1903
The monastic site at Clondalkin was founded by Saint ChrÛn·n around 600 CE.
The tower is the most slender remaining round tower in Ireland.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
8.9 Km (SE) there is a Portal Tomb at Woodtown known as
Mount Venus.
8 Km (S) there is a Stone Circle at
Belgard Deer Park.
10 Km (SSE) there is a Standing Stone at
Piperstown.
7.8 Km (S) there is a Passage Tomb at Knockanvinidee Hill known as
Ballymaice.
9.1 Km (ESE) there is a Church at
Whitechurch.