Cahergall is a stone
ringfort
Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortification, fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are ...
(cashel) and
National Monument
A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a sp ...
located in
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
.
Location
Cahergall is located immediately southeast of
Leacanabuaile
Leacanabuaile is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument (Ireland), National Monument in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Leacanabuaile is immediately northwest of Cahergal, northwest of Cahirciveen.
History
The cashel was b ...
, northwest of
Cahirciveen
Cahersiveen (), sometimes Cahirciveen, is a town in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, in County Kerry. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 1,297.
Geography
Cahersiveen is on the slopes of 376-met ...
.
History
The cashel was built around the 7th century AD as a defended farmstead.
Description
This is a circular stone ringfort (''caiseal'') of internal diameter with outer walls high and thick.
References
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National monuments in County Kerry
Archaeological sites in County Kerry