Glendalough

Glendalough
Gleann Dá Loch
Glendalough is located in Ireland
Glendalough
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
OrderCeltic Christianity
Established6th century
Disestablished1398
DioceseGlendalough (to 1185)
Dublin and Glendalough (1185–1398)
People
Founder(s)Saint Kevin
Architecture
StatusInactive
StyleIrish monastic, Romanesque
Site
LocationCounty Wicklow
Coordinates53°00′37″N 6°19′39″W / 53.01028°N 6.32750°W / 53.01028; -6.32750
Visible remainsRound tower, gateway, cathedral, several churches
Public accessyes
Websitewww.glendalough.ie
Official nameGlendalough
Reference no.134[1]

Glendalough (/ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/; Irish: Gleann Dá Loch, meaning 'valley of two lakes'[2]) is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. From 1825 to 1957, the head of the Glendalough Valley was the site of a galena lead mine. Glendalough is also a recreational area for picnics, for walking along networks of maintained trails of varying difficulty, and also for rock climbing.

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Gleann Dá Loch/Vale of Glendalough". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.