Rock of Cashel: cathedral, round tower and Hall of the Vicars Choral

On a limestone hill above the town cluster the buildings of the former seat of the kings of Munster: the roofless Gothic cathedral, the round tower, the high cross, the 15th-century tower house and the Hall of the Vicars Choral, where the entrance is. Brian Boru was crowned here in 978, and in 1101 the hill passed to the Church and became one of its great centres of power in Ireland.

The visit, guided or self-guided, costs €8 and takes an hour to an hour and a half. The last guided tour leaves at 15:45 in season and at 14:30 in winter. The OPW warns that it may close at short notice because of bad weather or works: check its social media before you go. There is public parking below and the climb is short.