Caheravoley Fort
Caheravoley Fort is a ringfort (rath) and bawn forming a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Cathair Dhá Bhuaile | |
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Alternative name | Caherancola[1] |
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Location | Caheravoley, Corofin, County Galway, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.418843°N 8.908063°W |
Altitude | 40 m (131 ft) |
Type | ringfort |
Area | 0.26 ha (0.64 acres) |
Diameter | 56 m (184 ft) |
History | |
Material | earth |
Founded | 6th–12th century |
Periods | Early Christian Ireland |
Associated with | Gaelic Irish |
Site notes | |
Ownership | State |
Public access | yes |
Official name | Caheravoley House & Bawn[2] |
Reference no. | 369 |
Location
Caheravoley lies 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Corofin, County Galway and west of the River Clare.[3]
History
Caheravoley was built in the early Christian era.[4] It was used as a protected farmstead, as indicated by the name: cathair dhá bhuaile, "circular fort of two milking-places." Cattle were grazed on the surrounding land, then brought into the fort for milking and to protect from thieves.[1]
Description
A round ringfort with protective ditch and souterrain, with an entrance in the north end.
References
- "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
- "Monuments in State Care" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- Harbison, Peter (1 August 1970). "Guide to the national monuments in the Republic of Ireland: including a selection of other monuments not in state care". Gill & Macmillan – via Google Books.
- Clinton, Mark (2 December 2017). The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857493 – via Google Books.
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