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Gleann Da Locha


Gleann Da Locha
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Copyright: Alessandro Tura (Fellini) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 195 W: 20 N: 360] (1682)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-08-17
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Olympus C-7070WZ
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-02 0:41
Viewed: 464
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Italian]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glendalough (Irish: Gleann Dá Loch, meaning Glen of Two Lakes) is a ruined village containing a former monastery located in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was founded in the 6th century by Saint Kevin, a hermit priest, and destroyed in 1398 by English troops.

The monastery and its round tower are today one of the most popular tourist attractions in the county.


The location was sought out as a peaceful retreat by Saint Kevin because of its remoteness and serenity, but several men who wished to follow his teachings built a temporary place of churches and living quarters in the valley below the site of his house. This soon grew and became an important school. The remains of the monastery are located beside the Lower Lake and the Upper Lake.

Saint Kevin's monastic site
The monastic site includes a 33 metres tall round tower and Saint Kevin's Cross, a Celtic High Cross. It has been thought the round tower was built during the era of the Viking invasions into Ireland (up to and around 1066), in order to protect the religious books and chalices used around the monastery at the time.
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Ciao Alessandro! Very interesting tower, fantastic cross. Nice lightness. Perfect sharpness. Original POV. Very good shot. Well done!

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