Tour of Kilkenny 4/4 - St Canice's Cathedral

St Canice's Cathedral

St Canice's Cathedral

 

 

A grand Cathedral with a massive wooden roof, a lots of statues and grave stones. 

 

view of Kilkenny

St Canice's Cathedral

near vertical stair up the round tower

the round tower at St Canice's Cathedral

What attracted me most is the tall round tower, very common in many monastic sites in Ireland, built in 5-10th C. This is one of two in Ireland that you can climb up, 121 steps on wooden ladders, nearly vertical to the top, with a wonderful view.

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