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.

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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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County Laois hasHistoricSite Timahoe Round Tower