Saint John's Tower | |
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Túr Naomh Sheáin | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Location | |
Location | Skenagun, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
Geographic coordinates | 52°54′50″N 6°50′16″W / 52.914024°N 6.837788°W |
Architecture | |
Style | Norman |
Founder | Walter de Riddlesford |
Groundbreaking | 1210 |
Specifications | |
Height (max) | 10 m (30 ft) |
Materials | Stone |
Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower,[1] is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument.