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LE ROCK OF CASHEL

"Le Rock of Cashel est un des sites historiques majeurs de l'Irlande. Il est situé à l'ouest de la ville de Cashel, dans le Comté de Tipperary et dans la province de Munster. Les bâtiments qui ornent le sommet du rock of Cashel présentent une grande complexité par la juxtaposition de très nombreuses époques. Cette complexité n’empêche pas le site d’avoir une unité et un charme sans égal. C’est un des principaux sites d’art celtique et d’architecture médiévale d’ Europe.Le plus ancien monument de Cashel est la tour ronde, haute de 28 mètres et parfaitement conservée datant d’environ 1100. Son entrée, se situe à 4 mètres du sol, due essentiellement à la faible profondeur de ses fondations (moins d'un mètre), ce qui reste typique des tours rondes irlandaises. Des travaux de conservation modernes ont consisté à injecter du mortier à certains endroits."
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ROCK OF CASHEL

"The Rock of Cashel (Irish: Carraig Phádraig), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site in Ireland's province of Munster, located at Cashel, County Tipperary. The Rock of Cashel served as the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion. Few remnants if any of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries. Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century AD. The buildings which crown the Rock of Cashel present a mass and outline of great complexity, rivalling for picturesque qualities other sites in western Europe. The complex has a character of its own, unique and native, and is one of the most remarkable collections of Celtic art and medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe.he earliest and tallest of the Cashel edifices is the very well preserved round tower (28 metres, or 90 feet), which dates from c.1100. Its entrance is 12 feet from the ground, necessitated by a shallow foundation (about 3 feet) typical of round towers. The tower was built using the dry stone method. Modern conservationists have filled in some of the tower with mortar for safety reasons."
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