Ardmore Cliff WalkAbout 5km of coast loop from the village around Ram Head, past a wrecked crane ship and a holy well.
Monastic site
Ardmore Round Tower and Cathedral
Ardmore, County Waterford
Thirty metres of round tower stand beside a ruined cathedral with carved stone arcading, up on the hill above the village.
In the 5th century, the pre-Patrician saint, Declan, founded the monastery in Ardmore, a seaside village located about 15km from Youghal, County Waterford.
- Where
- Ardmore, County Waterford
- Address
- Tower Hill
- Official site
- visitwaterford.com
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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