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 479
al beauty,—seems obviously astructure of the latter part of the eleventh century, or the commence-ment of the twelfth, we may fairly assign this monument to thatperiod. The next illustration presents a west end view of the tomb of ON THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. 455 the reputed founder of the… … The tomb of St. Cadan is also built of ashlar masonry, and isobviously of much higher antiquity, but it is so covered up withearth by the adjacent interments that no sketch of it could beobtained. Remains of similar tombs are found in other parts of Ireland,some of which would appear to have been…
Church architecture · Round towers
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