Caheravoley Fort is a ringfort (rath) and bawn forming a national monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
| Caheravoley Fort | |
|---|---|
| Cathair Dhá Bhuaile (Irish) | |
| Caherancola[1] | |
  Location of Caheravoley Fort in Ireland | |
| 53°25′08″N 8°54′29″W / 53.418843°N 8.908063°W | |
| Type | ringfort |
| Periods | Early Christian Ireland |
| Associated with | Gaelic Irish |
| Location | Kilcahill,Annaghdown, County Galway, Ireland |
| History | |
| Built | 6th–12th century |
| Site notes | |
| Material | earth |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Area | 0.26 ha (0.64 acres) |
| Diameter | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Owner | State |
| Public access | yes |
Official name | Caheravoley[2] |
| Reference no. | 369 |
Location
editCaheravoley lies 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Corofin, County Galway in the townland of Kilcahill in Annaghdown Parish. [3] It is situated west of the River Clare.[4]
History
editCaheravoley was built in the early Christian era.[5] 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
editA round ringfort with protective ditch and souterrain, with an entrance in the north end.
References
edit- 1 2 "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
- ↑ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Galway" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ https://www.townlands.ie/galway/clare/annaghdown/annaghdown/kilcahill/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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.