Aghadoe

Round Tower

Located at the top of a hill overlooking Killarney, Aghadoe round tower must have been visible to pilgrims from a great distance. Sadly only a badly reconstructed stump now remains. The ground level on the south, east and west sides has risen over the years adding to the towers stumpy appearance. The 11th century sandstone tower was trimmed to the curve, but it was rebuilt in the 19th century using some smaller stones along with the original larger pinkish sandstone blocks. The tallest portion stands at 5.5m but the majority of the remains reach only 3.4m above ground level. There are no surviving windows or doorway. When George Petrie first saw the tower in the 1800s it stood at 0ver 6 metres, with a doorway 3.65 metres above ground level.. The base dimensions of 4.6m suggest that the tower was once approximately 30m tall.