Outline The Principal Features You Would Expect To See In An Early Medieval Monastic Site

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‘’ The shape of the monastery, a cluster of small stone or wooden buildings surrounded by a protective wall, was molded after the typical Irish habitation, the ring forts”. ( A sense of the sacred: theological fondations of sacred architecture and art. P.127). Altho the wall kept the monastic community inside it did not separate them from them from the local community. As the monastery had a great interest in the material and spiritual welfare of the people. A perfect example of this is Glendalough which was found in the sixth century. Most of the buildings we can see today date from the 10th throught 12th centuries. The monastery was destroyed by the Normans in 1214. The settlement was destroyed by English forces in 1398. Today a round tower, seven churches, a gateway which contains a sanctuary stone, two high crosses, the priests house, graveyard, Referts church St Kevins bed (cave) and St Kevin’s cell ( Hermitage Hut) these can all be found in the monastic site as ...

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