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Cashel

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Irlande (Europe et Amérique du nord)

Date de soumission : 28/09/1992
Critères:
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
National Monuments & Historic Properties Service
Coordonnées
County Tipperary
Ref.: 306

Description

The Rock of Cashel, rising high above the surrounding plain, is a most dramatic setting for the location of a complex of important secular and religious buildings.

The first historical references relate to the fourth century AD when the "Rock" was home to the kings of Munster. The history of the complex spans the time from this early date into seventeenth century. The buildings include a twelfth century Romanesque chapel,

St.Cormac's Chapel, and cathedral, a round tower, choral hall and castle. Outside the cathedral stands a very fine carved cross.

Cashel is an important microcosm of significant historical and religious events.