Castledermot Round Tower
{{Short description|10th-century round tower in County Kildare, Ireland}}
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| native_name = Cloigtheach Dhíseart Diarmada
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County Kildare, Ireland
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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.[http://www.megalithicireland.com/Castledermot%20Round%20Tower.html Castledermot Round Tower], Megalithic Ireland
Building
The tower is complete, although the original cap has been replaced with battlements.[http://roundtowers.org/castledermot/index.htm Castledermot Round Tower Co. Kildare], Roundtowers.org It is composed of rounded granite boulders embedded in mortar.
History
Castledermot 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.[http://kildare.ie/heritage/Grose-Antiquities-1792/castledermot-church-and-round-tower.asp "Castledermot Church and Round Tower"], Groses's Antiquities of Ireland (1792) The community ceased to exist some time after 1073.[http://www.chooseireland.com/kildare/castledermot-round-tower-crosses-and-church/ Castledermot Round Tower, Crosses and Church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906202638/http://www.chooseireland.com/kildare/castledermot-round-tower-crosses-and-church/ |date=2015-09-06 }}, Chooseireland.com
The crosses
File:Castledermot_North_Cross_East_Face_2013_09_04.jpg
There are two high crosses:
- The north cross depicts David, the Binding of Isaac and the miracles of Jesus.
- The south cross depicts the Arrest of Jesus, Daniel, and Adam and Eve.