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Kilmacduagh (Cill Mhic Dhuach) near Gort in Co Galway has one of
the finest collection of monastic buildings in the country. The
churches were plundered in the 13th century but the site remained
the seat of a Bishop until the 16th century. The modern diocese
still bears the name of the early monastery. Kilmacduagh Round Tower
was the place of refuge for the monks in case of attack. The
round tower leans two feet out of the perpendicular and probably
dates from the 12th century. The overall height of the Kilmacduagh Round tower
is about 34 meters, making it the tallest round tower in
existence. Kilmacduagh has the greatest number of windows of
any existing round tower: 11. All are angle headed. The five
windows in the drum in ascending order face N, SSE, W, E and
WSW.
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