The ecclesiastical architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion; comprising an essay on the origin and uses of the round towers of Ireland, which obtained the gold medal and prize of the Royal Irish Academy (1845)
Petrie, George, 1789-1866 · Dublin : Hodges and Smith · leaf 154
long, seven feet six inches broad, and eight lecthigh, and its walls are about foiu- feet thick. Its doorway is but three s 130 INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND USES Ioel hiuii, and Iwo led six inches wide on the outside, but narrowsto two feet on the inside. Tlie roof is formed, as in all buildings… … The next example presents a view of a house of one of the earlysaints of Ireland, and exhibits the characteristics of the Cyclopeanstyle more than the preceding one, the stones being mostly of enor-mous size. It is the house of St. Finan Cam, who flourished in thesixth century, and is situated on…
Church architecture · Round towers
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