Settlement´s largest ruin, though it consists mostly of stone walls, it´s clear that this must once have been an imposing building. During the cathedral´s lifetime, it underwent various stages of expansion, the latest being in the early 13th century. Nearby is the much more compact Priests’ House, which is thought to have once housed relics of St Kevin. During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was used as the final resting place of deceased priests.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Anthony Toole´s post Glendalough, Ireland´s Valley of the Two Lakes.