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Oran : Round Tower

CountyRoscommon
Grid RefM 776 694
Longitude8° 20' 20.33" W
Latitude53° 40' 25.84" N
Nearest TownBallymoe (8.4 Km)
OS Sheet40
UTM zone29U
UTM x543667.30328263
UTM y5947437.2995578
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 14th July 2002

Another very truncated specimen of a round tower. This one reaches just 5m in height, which would appear to be below the height of the original door.

All but one 4m arc is covered in climbing plants making it hard to recognise. Someone has knocked through a hole in the wall through which you can gain entry into the tower.

Nearby are several family vaults and a solitary old stone wall that is all that remains of the church associated with the round tower.

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