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Antrim Round Tower

Topics:
Historic environment, 
Archaeology & Monuments

Steeple Road
Antrim
BT41 1BL
United Kingdom

Contact

Phone: 028 9082 3207
Email: scmenquiries@communities-ni.gov.uk
Website: https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/antrim-round-tower-p674961

Additional Information

Open to the public: Yes, entry is free (Sometimes public access is restricted due to works for example. Check before you visit)
Grid reference: J1544087700
View on the Historic Environment Map Viewer
SM number: ANT 050:009
View details on the NI Sites & Monuments Record (NISMR)

About Antrim Round Tower

The Round Tower is an impressive reminder of Antrim’s ancient monastic settlement. It was built around the 10th century as a bell-tower as part of the Early Christain monastery and is known locally as The Steeple. It is 28 metres tall and is one of the finest of its kind in Ireland. The monastic site was burned in 1147.

Other historic places you can visit:

  • Love Heritage NI
Antrim Round Tower
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