Round Tower, Glendalough

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by Wanda Marcussen
published on 03 April 2021

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Round Tower, Glendalough — The iconic Round Tower at Glendalough monastic site, Ireland. Originally built as a bell tower, *Cloigtheach,* the structure is almost 1000 years old.

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Wanda Marcussen

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.

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Marcussen, W. (2021, April 03). Round Tower, Glendalough. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13794/round-tower-glendalough/

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