Lusk Round Tower and Belfry Tour

What to Expect

Lusk Round Tower and Belfry is one of Ireland’s more intricate medieval monuments: a 34-metre limestone round tower dating to the late 10th century that connects directly to a 15th-century belfry tower and 19th-century church. Guided tours over this weekend give visitors access to the belfry’s interior, where striking medieval tombs with sculpted effigies can be seen up close, alongside an explanation of how the site developed across nearly a thousand years of continuous use.

It’s a genuinely significant site for anyone interested in medieval Ireland, but it’s also low-key and easy to fit into a day out around north County Dublin, being free, requiring no booking, and running three separate tour times across both days. For families or visitors basing themselves in Skerries, Balbriggan or Rush, it’s a straightforward add-on to a coastal day out, and one of the more overlooked heritage sites in Fingal compared to the better-known castles further along the coast.

The round tower and belfry are usually only accessible on open days like this one, since the belfry interior isn’t a standard walk-in attraction, which makes the guided tour format worth planning around rather than assuming it’s open every weekend. Lusk village itself is small and easy to walk around afterwards, with the tower standing right at its centre next to the parish church.

Good to Know

• Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August 2026
• Tours run at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm each day
• Lusk Round Tower and Belfry, Lusk village
• Free admission, no booking required, arrive before the tour begins
• Round tower dates to the late 10th century; belfry and tombs date to the 15th century
• Suitable for families and history enthusiasts

Getting There

Lusk is a village in north County Dublin between Swords and Rush, close to the M1 motorway and served by Dublin Bus routes from Swords and Balbriggan. There is parking in the village near the round tower, which stands beside the modern parish church in the centre of Lusk.