Saint John's Tower, Castledermot

#3 among attractions in Castledermot

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Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower, is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument. ()

Coordinates: 52°54'50"N, 6°50'16"W

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Castledermot Ireland

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Saint John's Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlow County Museum, Brownshill Dolmen, Duckett's Grove, Cathedral of the Assumption.

6.6 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Carlow County Museum, Carlow
168 min walk • Carlow County Museum is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.
5.6 miS
Monuments and statues, Archaeological site
Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow
143 min walk • Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument.
4 miS
Historical place, Garden, Reportedly haunted
Duckett's Grove, Carlow
102 min walk • Duckett's Grove is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a 12,000-acre estate, and dominated the local landscape of the area for more than two centuries.
6.5 miSW
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
166 min walk • The Cathedral of the Assumption is both the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the parish church for the cathedral parish.
6.2 miSW
Military museum, History museum, Museum
County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow
158 min walk • County Carlow Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of County Carlow and its people. It is located in the former church on the grounds of St. Dympna's Hospital in Carlow town.
~1980 ftS
Archaeological site, Gothic architecture
Castledermot Abbey, Castledermot
10 min walk • Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in about the year 1300.
6.4 miSW
City hall
County Buildings, Carlow
164 min walk • The County Buildings are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
~1420 ftSE
Observation decks and towers, Forts and castles, Tower
Castledermot Round Tower, Castledermot
7 min walk • Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument.
5.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Baltinglass Abbey
139 min walk • Baltinglass Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 and located in Baltinglass, Ireland. It is today a National Monument.
2.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Mullaghreelan Rath
55 min walk • Mullaghreelan Rath is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Kildare, Ireland.
6.4 miSW
Universities and schools
St. Patrick's, Carlow
165 min walk • St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland have been founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.