1845. Petrie may be regarded as the first scientific investigator
of Irish archaeology, his contributions to which are also in
themselves of much importance. He received a gold medal from the
RIA for his famous Essay on the Round Towers of Ireland, which is
included in this edition. Many theories had previously been
advanced about the purpose of the round towers, which were
variously described as Phoenician fire-temples, minarets, phallic
symbols, and tombs; in his closely argued and well-documented essay
Petrie showed that they were ecclesiastical buildings, erected for
use as belfries, watchtowers, and keeps, and his findings won
general acceptance.
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