Why this matters
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Round Tower — Roscam is recorded as Round tower in Galway. In NW sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-). The stump of a tower (D 4.55m ext., H c. 11m), built of dressed and coursed limestone on a narrow plinth.
Foundation and growth
The saved account records: The stump of a tower (D 4.55m ext., H c. 11m), built of dressed and coursed limestone on a narrow plinth.
People and events
The saved account records: In NW sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-).
Damage, loss and survival
The saved account records: The trabeate doorway, 1.1m above present ground surface, faces SE.
Why it mattered
Round Tower — Roscam matters because the source ties round tower to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The interior is rubble-filled to level of the doorway, but the presence of four floors is indicated by corbels and joist holes.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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