Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Round tower
Lorum, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lorum
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CW019-011002-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. No surface remains visible of any round tower. OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1934, 311) record former presence of 'steeple' interpreted as round tower and association with St Molaise (holy well CW019-012----), and with St Laserian (CW019-014----). The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1934, 311) of 1837-40 recorded that at ‘Lorum, there was, it is said, an old Church before the present Parish one (CW019-011001-), which is now falling to ruin, was erected. The spot where it stood is shown in a field, a few perches to the northeast corner of the Parish Church (CW019-011001-) and a few yards to southwest corner of a Church (C of I church) which is now in progress of being built. Tradition says there was a steeple (round tower) here (Tradition means here the local information of those who heard there was such a building here, but never saw it)’. The presence of a round tower at Lorum is very unlikely. According to Barrow (1979, 55) ‘there is no other evidence for it and it is unconvincing. It is possible that it was confused with Kellistown’.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Revised by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of revised upload: 17 August 2015
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1934 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the County of Carlow collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Bray.
Lennox Barrow, G. 1975 The round towers of Co. Dublin. Dublin Historical Record 28, 61-3.