Monasterboice Round Tower & High Crosses
Dublin’s Doorstep
Copyright: Kent Wang/cc by-sa 2.0/wikimedia (cropped)Monasterboice Round Tower & High Crosses
Monasterboice is most famous for its spectacular high crosses, especially the Cross of Muireadach, an outstanding example of high crosses of the early Christian period in Ireland. It is a monolith, 5 metres high, which features many detailed scenes from the Bible. The crosses stand in the shadow of a magnificent Round Tower, about 30 metres high, now missing its upper part and conical cap.