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Oughterard : Round Tower

CountyKildare
Grid RefN 957 262
Longitude6° 33' 54.59" W
Latitude53° 16' 39" N
Nearest TownKill (3.8 Km)
OS Sheet50
UTM zone29U
UTM x662339.31512099
UTM y5905906.425024
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 25th November 2001

Whoever looks after this cemetery deserves a medal. The place is wonderful. The round tower is somewhat truncated now, but still stands proud. The feeling of love that prevails in this place from the attention given is everywhere.

The graveyard itself is full of very, very old grave slabs, each one simply a piece of rock. None have markings.

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