The hexagonal tower
Round towers are iconic Irish medieval structures—tall, circular, built as belfries and refuges from the 10th to 12th centuries. The Kinneigh Round Tower breaks the pattern. Six sides instead of round. No one quite agrees why. Structural experiment. Religious preference. Accident of building. The tower keeps its reasons. What matters: it's nearly 1,000 years old and still standing, odd shape and all.