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Podcast: Traveling in Ireland
Episode: Round Towers to Visit in Ireland - Amazing Ireland Experiences
Description: Round towers are an -almost- uniquely Irish structure. (Only 3 ancient round towers exist outside of Ireland.)
In Irish they are called cloitheach (cloy- cach), meaning bell house, and were probably built between the 9th and 12th centuries.
The round tower in Ardmore, County Waterford
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Round Towers in Ireland
At least 120 round towers are thought to have existed in Ireland. Today about 20 towers survive in complete condition.
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