Round Tower, Glendalough (Images)
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Situated NW of the cathedral on slightly higher ground within the main graveyard. Built of mica-schist and granite (H 30.48m) on two offsets, with a further six floors carried on beams set into beam-holes. The round-headed granite doorway faces SE and is 3.2m above the upper offset. There are four trabeate windows at various levels and a further four at the cardinal points, just below the reconstructed conical cap. A rectangular channel (c. 0.2m x 0.15m) runs right through the thickness of the wall just below the doorway. Orpen (1907, 404) suggested it may have been used as a spy-hole. Healy (1972) recorded a number of cross-slabs in the vicinity of the round tower. (Leask 1950, 16-18; Barrow 1979, 197-200; Barrow 1992, 30-31)
See linked document with plan taken from Robert Cochrane Historical and Descriptive Notes with Ground Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Ecclesiastical Remains at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Extract from the Eightieth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland 1911-12. Dublin, 1925.
References:
Barrow, G.L. 1979 The round towers of Ireland: a study and gazetteer. Dublin. The Academy Press.
Barrow, G.L. 1992 (Reprint of 1972 edition) Glendalough and St Kevin. Dundalgan Press, Dundalk.
Healy, P. 1972 Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report.
Leask, H.G. 1950 Glendalough, Co. Wicklow: national monuments vested in the Commissioners of Public Works. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Orpen, G.H. 1907b The round tower at Glendalough - an unnoticed feature. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 37, 404.
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| Start Date | 1101 |
| End Date | 1200 |
| Period Name | 12th Century AD |
| Materials | Schist, Stone, Granite |
| Heritage Asset Type | Round tower |
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| Name | Phase-based Terrestrial Laser Scanning of Glendalough |
| Description | Phase based terrestrial laser scanning using a Faro Focus 120 laser scanner. The instrument quotes the following specification: Distance accuracy up to ±2mm. Range from 0.6m up to 120m. Measurement rate up to 976,000 points/sec. Intensity & RGB. Integrated colour camera. Photorealistic 3D colour scans with up to 70 megapixels. Parallax-free colour overlay. |
| Purpose | Measured survey |
| Techinques | Georeferenced using RTK GPS with VRSnow corrections,Phased based terrestrial laser scanning |
| Equipment | Faro Focus 3D 120,Trimble 5800 RTK GPS |
| Actor | Anthony Corns, Individual, Technology Manager |
| Actor | Patrick Griffin, Individual, 3D Modeller |
| Actor | Robert Shaw, Individual, Senior Geo-surveyor |
| Actor | Gary Devlin, Individual, Geo-surveyor |