Drumcliffe

Drumcliffe is most famous as the final resting place of W.B. Yeats, whose grave is in the churchyard under a simple headstone with the inscription: "Cast a cold eye on life, on death, Horseman pass by" is a popular visitor attraction in the area. Drumcliffe is also a notable monastic settlement founded by St. Colmcille in the 6th century. The remains of a Round Tower and the inscribed High Cross, which dates from c 11th century are in what was the old monastic enclosure.