This whole site is very busy, but the many churches and buildings are effectively out of bounds with the doorways blocked up, so that all you can do is look at the outside and peer through windows.
The round tower, though, dominates the area and is now the tallest in Ireland. It is quite wide with a high pitched conical roof that makes it look quite short from a disatance. However, when you get next to it you realise how tall it is. The door seems miles up in the air - it must be 15m up.
The tower also has a curious lean - tilting by 60cm. One side appears to be bulging slightly as if the wall is about to explode.
The complex is very pretty, but not one that you could spend a day at like Glendalough.
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On the way home we stopped off here. It seems like a good place to take a break and wander around for half an hour. When I first came here it was raining and Uta hadn't been before so we took advantage of the good weather and walked around.
Uta found a great piece of old agricultural equipment in a field near to the round tower.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Dromcliff (Co. Clare) |  Ardmore (Co. Waterford) |  Meelick (Co. Mayo) |
 Devenish (Co. Fermanagh) |  Drumbo (Co. Down) |  Castledermot (Co. Kildare) |
