rattoo church and round tower

This is an old monastic foundation, ascribed to the early Kerry Saint Lugach. The church in the graveyard was built probably by the Augustinians in the 15th century, though stones from an earlier church are built into its walls. The round tower is very well preserved although restoration has been done to other parts of the church. There is a  round-headed doorway with an architrave or frame in raised relief around it. It holds the only example in an Irish Church of a Sheela-na-gig (Distasteful and explicit carvings of women). The Tower is located on private land but can be viewed from the car park. Further to the east is a 15th century abbey.