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 475
ch was most probably arched. But the most remarkable gateway]belonging to such structures now remaining, is that at Glendalough,—a monument unique in its kind, and which, from want of care, unfor-tunately, will soon cease to exist. The general character of thisgateway, and its great resemblance to… … ^^^^^^Ji^ This gateway is in form very nearly a square, being sixteen feetinternally between the side-walls, and sixteen feet six inches, be-tween the perforated, or arched walls. It isbuilt of undressed blocks of mica slate, ex-cept in the arches and pilasters, which areof granite blocks of larger…
Church architecture · Round towers
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