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Kilree : Round Tower

CountyKilkenny
Grid RefS 497 409
Longitude7° 16' 4.04" W
Latitude52° 31' 2.26" N
Nearest TownInistioge (14.2 Km)
OS Sheet67
UTM zone29U
UTM x617537.11241176
UTM y5819985.8797511

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Visit Notes

Tuesday, 18th December 2001

This amazing round tower stands in a small churchyard itself isolated in the middle of a field. The tower is full height but lacks its roof.

To the rear of the tower is a beautiful cross in the field.

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Sunday, 30th November 2003

I actually arrived here with perfect timing for the job at hand. I wanted to re-photograph the west face of the cross and getting here just after midday was just right.

The detail on this cross is quite wonderful. The scrolls and bosses seem to be perfectly arranged and executed. With the backdrop of the round tower it is even better.

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