What is recorded here

Kilcoona’s round tower rose in 1238 according to Annals, probably at Annadown, but only a stump remains beside the church. Seven courses of dressed limestone still stand on the north, while the south has collapsed into its rubble core. The tower may have watched roads, warned of raids, or simply marked a church as important. What is left is a circular scar in the earth, tall enough to touch but no longer tall enough to climb.

Immediately SE of a church (GA056-085001-). What survives is the stump of a circular tower (D c. 3.25m, H 2.5m) composed of large well-dressed and coursed limestone blocks. Seven courses of masonry still stand on N side, above a basal plinth, but S side is reduced to the foundations revealing a rubble core. According to Barrow (1979, 98-9), this is probably the tower referred to in the Annals as being erected at 'Annadown' in 1238 (see GA056-069001-). (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 389; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 304-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010 The following image is attached: GA056-085003-.jpg

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