Central tower
And pointed arches.
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Hore Abbey is the ruin of a Cistercian monastery in the fields below the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary, less than a kilometre in a straight line west of the town of Cashel. It is also known as St Mary's, and its name is thought to come from the Irish word for «yew tree». The abbey was originally Benedictine, and in 1270 Archbishop David Mac Cerbaill gave it to the Cistercians; he later joined the community himself and was buried here in 1289. Centuries later its lands passed to other owners and parts of it were lived in as private houses. It is unusual among Irish Cistercian abbeys in having its cloister to the north, perhaps because of the Rock of Cashel close by. The grey stone walls of the church, its central tower and pointed arches stand in green pasture where cattle sometimes graze, with fields and stone walls stretching to distant hills. From the Rock of Cashel the whole abbey lies below, and from the abbey the castle and cathedral of the Rock tower above on their hill. Visiting is free, and the ruin is reached on foot across a field from the edge of Cashel. The ground gets muddy after rain, so wear suitable shoes, and close gates behind you.
And pointed arches.
Above the abbey.
Around the ruin.
Near Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Yes.
On foot across a field from Cashel.
