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christian427
August 25, 2023
Cycling
The monastery at Druncliffe. The stump of the round tower and the high cross (on the other side of the road) are all that remains of an abbey.
Around 560 AD Columkille or Columba founded a monastery by the Drumcliffe river on the ancient way between Sligo and Donegal, on the bank of the Drumcliffe river. There was no town at Sligo at that time. The Christian foundation at Drumcliffe is one of about 30 monasteries founded by Columbkille.
- megalithicireland.com/Drumcliffe%20Round%20Tower.html
- carrowkeel.com/sites/crosses/drumcliffe.html
Around 560 AD Columkille or Columba founded a monastery by the Drumcliffe river on the ancient way between Sligo and Donegal, on the bank of the Drumcliffe river. There was no town at Sligo at that time. The Christian foundation at Drumcliffe is one of about 30 monasteries founded by Columbkille.
- megalithicireland.com/Drumcliffe%20Round%20Tower.html
- carrowkeel.com/sites/crosses/drumcliffe.html
Willem VS
May 27, 2026
Cycling
The Drumcliff Round Tower is the remnant of an early Christian monastery traditionally founded around 560 by Columcille (Columba). Only the stump of the tower remains standing, but together with the High Cross across the road, it forms a clear landmark of the old abbey site. The tower was part of a larger monastic complex that was a religious center for centuries along the old route between Sligo and Donegal. The weathered stones and the open space around the tower give a clear picture of the early medieval presence in Drumcliff.
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