West Cross, the Round Tower and graveyard, Monasterboice
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Ireland |
City | Monasterboice |
Subject Date | 1965 |
Image Date | 1965 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Romanesque |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/IRE/321 (ES10921) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Tombs ; Towers ; Cemeteries ; Monuments ; Ruins ; Monasteries & convents ; Stone |
NOTES: The monastery was founded in the 5th century, the Round Tower was probably built in the 9th century and the three High Crosses (of which the West Cross is one) date from the 10th century.
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