towers historical around derry city

St Columb's college in Bishop Street is the site of the ancient Round Tower and it is thought to date from St Columb's time. It was initially built as a windmill. The tower is noted in historic memoirs of the Siege in 1689 as being a ruin then but exact dates of origin have never been fully established. It now stands beside a fine old purpose built college surrounded by beautiful gardens.

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Location: In the ground of St Columb's C...

When the local O'Doherty family built a castle in Derry for their overlords the O' Donnells, probably around 1500, it may well have been thought that a new beginning was about to be made. The recently-built O'Doherty Tower is a modern attempt to commemorate that medieval association....

The Tower Museum tells the story of Derry, chronicling the history of the city from its geological formation through to the present day. There are special features on Celtic Monasticism, the Plantation and the Siege of Derry....