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Friday, August 21, 2015

This is the entrance to the Monastery at Glendalough, founded by St. Kevin in the 6th Century.
The main entrance wall which separated the monks from the outside world
was accessed through this double-arched gateway.
It was probably built between 900 and 1200.
Here's the amazing part--
There is no mortar to support the arches in this gateway.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do they know how this was done?

Unknown said...

Our tour guide said they do not know how the arches were fashioned. Aren't they quite remarkable?

Anonymous said...

Do they know how this was done?