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round tower

British  

noun

  1. a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In addition: Formal gathering rooms, three-story round tower, exterior embellished with terra-cotta tiles, formal porches, mature trees, patio and traditional landscaping.

From Washington Times Apr. 20, 2023

Today, the reputed remains of that fire shrine, a broken Celtic cross and a 105-foot stone round tower, built in the age of pillaging Vikings, are the most visible remains of the pre-Reformation settlement.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

They had been told to stay on the east jetty which provides the main tourist access to the iconic round tower and ruins.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2021

The main building is an unusual triangular shape with a round tower in each corner which it's said represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2018

There was a round tower with a weather-cock on it.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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