Reginald’s Tower
Review
“Through many a Sacred corridor, where such grey clouds of incense rose, that only God’s eyes did not close.” W. B. Yeats.
Impenetrable and endlessly interesting: Reginald’s Tower is Ireland’s oldest civic building, and was once described as; ‘a massive hinge of stone connecting the two outstretched wings of the city’. This remarkable building stands upon the site of a former wooden Viking fort, and was built by the Anglo-Normans, who created it to be the strongest point of the medieval defensive walls. Reginald’s Tower is named after the Viking who founded Waterford in 914, and has been in continuous operation for over 800 years. Forming the pinnacle of the Viking Triangle, the tower now houses an exhibition on Viking Waterford, and visitors receive a warm and friendly welcome from the tower's team. Follow the wonderfully windy stairways and watch the whole story unfold through a thoroughly engaging film.
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Waterford, Co. Waterford
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