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Round tower in Kilbarry

Round tower

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Round tower in Kilbarry is a round tower in Kilbarry, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stood 4.5m west of Tempall Mór, collapsed around 1770, and its stump was removed around 1830 when some stones joined the graveyard wall. Its conical capstone, 0.46m wide and 0.45m high with a mortice on top, remains just north of Teach Geal.
The round tower, which was c. 4.5m W of Tempall Mór (RO024-016001-), collapsed c. 1770 and its stump (diam. c. 2.75-3.35m) was removed c. 1830 when some of its stones were incorporated into the graveyard wall while the conical capstone (diam. 0.46m; H 0.45m) with a mortice on top is just N of Teach Geal. (Barrow 1979, 179, 180) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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