Castledermot Round Tower
Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.Building
The tower is complete, although the original cap has been replaced with battlements. It is composed of rounded granite boulders embedded in mortar.History
was founded as a monastic settlement c. 800 AD. The bishop-poet Cormac mac Cuilennáin was buried here in AD 938 and the round tower was probably built around that time. The community ceased to exist some time after 1073.The crosses
There are two high crosses:
