Timahoe Round Tower
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Timahoe Round Tower is a well-preserved 12th-century Irish round tower renowned for its ornate Romanesque doorway and monastic heritage in rural County Laois.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish round tower
ⓘ
National Monument of Ireland ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Timahoe monastic site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christian monks ⓘ |
| category |
Romanesque architecture in Ireland
ⓘ
medieval archaeology in Ireland ⓘ round towers in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| condition | well preserved ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 53.0°N 7.2°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of Irish Romanesque sculpture
ⓘ
important example of Irish round tower architecture ⓘ |
| doorOrientation | elevated above ground level ⓘ |
| doorwayDecoration |
carved heads on capitals
ⓘ
chevron patterns ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ |
| doorwayStyle | Romanesque arched doorway ⓘ |
| function |
bell tower
ⓘ
lookout tower ⓘ place of refuge ⓘ |
| heritage |
early Christian monastic settlement
ⓘ
monastic site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Timahoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
rural landscape of County Laois
ⓘ
village of Timahoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
chevron ornamentation
ⓘ
decorative capitals with human heads ⓘ multiple orders of receding arches ⓘ ornate Romanesque doorway ⓘ richly carved doorway ⓘ |
| region | County Laois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| tourism | visitor attraction in County Laois ⓘ |
| towerType | free-standing round tower ⓘ |
| usePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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