Kinneigh Round Tower
Map Reference: W327573 (1327,0573)
Kinneigh Round Tower, in Sleenoge townland, is unusual in that it has a hexagonal base about 6m high and above that it is round. The tower is about 20m high and has five storeys plus basement. The top storey has a modern cover and there is no evidence that the tower was any higher than it is now.
Little is known of the history of the monastery but the tower may have been erected at the beginning of the 11th century by St Mocholomog. The square-headed doorway is in the east and is about 4m above ground level. There are a number of small square-headed windows at different levels.
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