# St Kevin's monastic city and the round tower

What to do en Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains · Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/monastic-city-and-round-tower · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages; grass and stone paths

Ruins · 1 h · free · round tower, cathedral, St Kevin's Cross and the stone church known as St Kevin's Kitchen

St Kevin founded a monastery here in the 6th century, and for centuries it was one of Ireland's great centres of religion and learning. What remains is next to the Lower Lake: the round tower, visible from all over the valley; the gateway into the enclosure; the ruins of the cathedral, the graveyard with St Kevin's Cross and the steep-roofed stone church that everyone calls "St Kevin's Kitchen".
You can go in freely at any hour. To make sense of what you see, start at the visitor centre, 300 metres away, and then carry on along the Green Road to the Upper Lake.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/glendalough-visitor-centre/
- Coordenadas: 53.0103, -6.3274

## Cerca de aquí

- [Casey's Bar & Bistro, at the Glendalough Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-eat/caseys-bar-glendalough-hotel), a 166 m
- [The Glendalough Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-stay/glendalough-hotel), a 166 m
- [Glendalough International Hostel (An Óige)](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-stay/glendalough-international-hostel), a 184 m
- [Glendalough Visitor Centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/glendalough-visitor-centre), a 298 m
- [Half-day coach trip from Dublin to Glendalough and Wicklow](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/half-day-from-dublin), a 298 m
- [Poulanass Waterfall and St Kevin's Cell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/poulanass-waterfall), a 614 m
- [Miners' Road walk to the mining village](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/miners-road-walk), a 724 m
- [The Spinc and Glenealo Valley walk](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/spinc-and-glenealo-loop), a 724 m

Destino: [Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough.md)