10th C. – Round Tower, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
A very good example of a Round Tower with a height of 110 feet in height and with the door about 10 feet above the ground.
1150 – Baltinglass Abbey, Co. Wicklow
Baltinglass Abbey is one of the most important Cistercian abbeys of Leinster. and was founded in 1148 by Dermot McMurrough, king of Leinster.
11th C. – Cathedral, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
The largest church in Glendalough, it has a nave and chancel as well as a sacristy. The lower portion of the nave wall,
11th C. – Gateway, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
The Gateway, the only surviving example in Ireland, was the main entrance to the monastic enclosure. The steps up to it are modern for access.
12thc. St. Kevin’s Kitchen, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
St. Kevin’s Church better known as St. Kevin’s Kitchen is a nave-and-chancel church of the 12th century. It has a small Round Tower above the west doorway.
1673 – Blessington House, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
A substantial 17th century house built circa 1673 by Dr Michael Boyle, Lord Archbishop of Armagh. Boyle was the last ecclesiastical Lord Chancellor of Ireland,
1740 – Powerscourt House, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Richard Cassels
Just outside the village of Enniskerry, Powerscourt Estate dates from the mid-eighteenth century. The house was built for Richard Wingfield,
1743 – Dunlavin Market House, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Richard Cassels
The market house was built around 1743 and designed by Richard Cassels. Originally a cruciform building,
1754 – Bellevue House, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
The Ballydonagh demesne was bought in 1753 by David La Touche, a rich banker from Dublin of Huguenot extraction. He built a house between 1754 and 1756 at a cost of £30,000 and named it Bellevue.
1770 – Woodstock House, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Robert West
Built by Sir John Stratford in 1770, Woodstock House was designed by the eminent Irish stuccodore Robert West who worked on many of the country houses.
