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 282
is given at the close of this description. Itsbreadth, at its innermost arch, is ten feet, and its height to the vertexwas eleven feet: the height of the semi-columns is six feet one inchand a half, of which the capitals measure nine inches and a half, theshafts four feet, the bases eight inches,… … capital of the innermost recessed arch, marked A on the ground-plan;and the cut which follows, which is copied from a drawing of Be-rangers, presents the whole of this design in a continuous line.
Church architecture · Round towers
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