Site type guide
Monastery and Round Tower
Monastery and Round Tower sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
2 monastery and round tower sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Monastery and Round Tower sacred sites overview
Monastery and Round Tower sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
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Glendalough
County Wicklow, The Municipal District of Wicklow, Ireland
Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow holding the ruins of an early medieval monastery founded by St Kevin around 600 AD....

Kilmacduagh
County Galway, Loughrea Municipal District, Ireland
Kilmacduagh is a sprawling monastic settlement in south County Galway, founded around 610 AD by St Colman mac Duagh after seven years of hermitage in the Burren....
Key questions
Monastery and Round Tower sacred-site questions
- What monastery and round tower sacred sites are included?
- Monastery and Round Tower sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 2 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these monastery and round tower sites located?
- Major country clusters include Ireland.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity.
- Can I view monastery and round tower sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.