Monastery & Round Tower : Glendalough, Co.Wicklow, Ireland

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Here are the ruins of a 7th Century Christian monastic settlement site in Glendalough, Co.Wicklow, Ireland . The monastary itself would have been constructed around 12th Century.

As a result of the settlement and monastary been founded there it became a target for enemies. The enemies at that time were of course the Vikings. They would carry off plunder and slaves.

To counter this then the round towers were built as a place of refuge. Round towers are medieval stone structures. Generally they are found near churches or monasteries.

For anyone who is interested the below link can give more information.

www.glendalough.ie

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Ruins 12th Century Monastary.

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Mountains and hills surround this settlement

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You can see from this photo that the entrance was 2 metres of the ground. A ladder was used to climb in when being attacked. The ladder would then been pulled up into the tower also so that attackers could not follow. If the attackers had a ladder of there own and climbed up it would have been easier for the person inside to fight off or defend his little entrance.

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This structure is at the rear of the ruins from post 2.

[Larry Stewart]

what a wonderful old place, thanks for sharing this, no doubt you can feel the ages there.

I really like the look of the tilted tombstones, they've been there for centuries haven't they..

Larry

[Thorsten B.]

Thank you very much for sharing these beautiful pics of such an old culturally significant place!!

The tower is quite remarkable and in great condition - the whole complex must have looked quite impressive.

[FestungSpanien]

Sláinte,

Been there many times myself and I can tell you for sure that this place has magic everywhere.
The cemetery is really terrific and the lake has such a blackened waters that it scares to death.
Many thanks for the pictures!

Beannachtaí,
Ace

[Historyisme]

I was there with my uncle last year. A very interesting place.

Cheers, patrick

[Jean-Loup]

A really beautyfull place. It looks perfect for a movie setting before a McDonalds gets built in the background.

[WalterB]

The countryside is incredible! That place oozes history.

[cossack1648]

Beautifully preserved place with awsome history. Most likely a lot of artifacts or maybe treasures are hidden in the ground.

Jack

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