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Clonmacnoise Monastery Funded in 544 Co Offaly, Ireland More photos on www.vise.pictures #clonmacnoise #Ireland #mystical #monastery #old #oldstones #tower #roundtower #atmosphere #ambience #originalphotography #original #pictures #photography #photo (at Clonmacnoise, Offaly, Ireland)

Ancient round towers are so mysterious. This one is nearly 1,000 years old! They are positioned on ley-lines and the doors to enter are positioned about 20 feet off the ground. They may have housed sacred relics, and they were a place for monks to escape to if their monastery was under siege. It also was a bell tower and they had multiple stories. Amazing. I fell in love with them! Visited this one twice at Kilmacduagh and I'm still not bored. Never ever! #ireland #roundtower #cows #travel #mystery #leylines

The canal below and the #RoundTower above. #Nyhavn #copenhagen https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8cOF2rD96/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Denis Lawson. The Round Tower 1998.

🔴Irish round towers🔴 . ⚫They are early medieval stone towers of a type found mainly in Ireland, with two in Scotland and one on the Isle of Man. ⚫In Irish, the towers are known as Cloigtheach which mean bell towers, though they may have been used for more purposes. ⚫Generally found near a church or monastery, the door of the tower faces the west doorway of the church. ⚫In this way, it has been possible to determine without excavation the approximate site of lost churches, where the tower still exists. ⚫This proximity to places of worship suggest that the towers were used by Ireland’s early Christian monks in some way. ⚫Surviving towers range in height from 18 metres (60 ft) to 40 metres (130 ft), and 12 metres (40 ft) to 18 metres (60 ft) in circumference; that at Kilmacduagh being the highest surviving in Ireland. . . FOLLOW me @historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ thank you in advance😘 . . #lighthouse #belltower #roundtower #tower #ireland #scotland #follow #church #irish #explorepage #explore #archaeology #history #ancient #newyork #world #traveling #discovery #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #historic #london #paris #photography #usa #vacation #travelphotography #book #featured (at Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGtBMoHfrM/?utm_medium=tumblr

The James Chaine Memorial. BORN IN 1841 NEAR CAIRNCASTLE, James Chaine was educated at Blackheath in England and married Henrietta Creery from Newcastle in County Down. Chaine was an incredible representative of the region, who helped transform Larne into a busy port and market town in East Antrim. Chaine also maintained a successful shipping business. With his later appointment as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Antrim in 1874, he was able to develop the Larne to Stranraer cross-channel trade routes. He also partly financed the construction of the port and the Larne Railway Lines from Larne to Belfast, as well as Larne to Ballyclare and Ballymena. Unfortunately, Chaine lost his life at the age of 43 in May 1885 after contracting pneumonia. Townspeople were so moved by his passing that they constructed a private burial mound where he was buried in a standing position looking out towards the Irish Sea. Later, the people of Larne built the Chaine Memorial Tower in 1888 in his memory. Today, the private memorial mound is home to his late wife, as well as other family members. #roundtower #jameschaine #seaandsky #seascape #monument #monumentsofireland #coastalphotography #costalroad #antrimcoast #larne #history #historicalbuilding #belfastphotographer #insp.ireland #loves_ireland #irish_daily #discoverireland #irishpassion #inspireland #wanderireland #loveireland #littlepiecesofireland #raw_ireland #instaireland #exploreni #explorenorthernireland #explorebelfast (at Northern Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/COqF5idBu4I/?igshid=1l02aoymwj5hb