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fifteen feet from the ground, and square-headed, being finished by 

 a lintel of one long stone. There were here originally only three 

 stories, the floors being supported by brackets, which have lately 

 been again converted to their former use, floors having been newly 

 laid, and ladders placed from loft to loft, so that any person may 

 easily mount to the upper story of this ancient tower. 



At Kells, in the county of Meath, the tower, which is said to be 

 ninety-nine feet high, rises from a square foundation, formed of very 

 large stones, which are visible on the side towards the street ; on 

 the churchyard side the earth has risen considerably, so that the 

 door, which is about six feet above the present level, must have 

 been originally twelve or fourteen feet from the ground. Formerly 

 the tower was filled with earth up to the door-sill, but some years 

 ago this was thrown out in search of treasure. Immediately below 

 the door is a ledge six inches broad, which probably supported the 

 then floor. From this ledge to the bottom the wall is four feet six 

 inches thick. This tower is built of dark blue limestone, which has 

 scaled in several parts ; the round-headed door-case is of freestone ; 

 the arch is formed of three stones, the centre one reaching the whole 

 thickness of the wall, three feet nine inches. Next above the arch is a 

 stone from four to five feet long, and nine or ten inches in depth, which 

 has been chiseled so as to leave a projecting block in the middle, cut to 

 agree with the centre stone ; on each side of the door-way there are 

 faint traces of mouldings and of heads, which however were not 

 symmetrically placed. The stones beyond the door-case are many 

 of them curiously dove-tailed, as they are in some other parts of the 

 tower as well as in St. Columb's house, which stands at no great 

 distance. 



All the windows are rudely pointed arches, formed by two stones 



