Roscrea Castle
Roscrea Castle in County Tipperary is a medieval castle complex of exceptional completeness, comprising a polygonal enclosure with a tall rectangular gate tower and flanking towers built in the thirteenth century on the site of Saint Cronan's early Christian monastery. The gate tower stands to its full height and is one of the most complete examples of its type in Ireland. Adjacent to the castle, a seventeenth-century Damer House incorporated within the medieval walls now serves as a heritage centre interpreting the history of both castle and town. The ruins of a high cross and a Romanesque church chancel from the original monastic site create a remarkable juxtaposition of early Christian and Norman medieval architecture at this ancient Tipperary crossroads town.