Maybe this should be a not quite Round Tower. This is because the bottom 6m or so are actually hexagonal - the only one like it in Ireland.
It has been reduced to half height and then at some stage converted into a bell tower - it now sports a little roof. Inside there are traces of the unusual stone flagged floor.
The sign next to it says it's 10th century.
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I didn't think I'd been here before, because the place seemed totally different. It just shows what a difference a wet rainy day can make to a place. I knew I'd been to a tower with a hexagonal base before and something in the back of my mind was saying "I thought there was only one like that!" ... well there is!
The round tower is built on a large rock outcrop, giving it obviously extra stability and strength. The doorway is a very poor one - perhaps chosen from the budget accessories range - and has a very weak looking thin and scrappy lintel.
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