Caherdooneerish
Caherdooneerish (also Caheradoon , Irish Cathair Dhún Iorais , Cathair an Dúin ), 200 m above the Black Head (black head, Irish Ceann Boirne ) on Galway Bay in the townland Doonmacfelim ( Dún Mhic Fheidhlim ) in County Clare in Ireland , is legend after the stone fort of Irghuis, a legendary Firbolg boss. The name of the fortress is not, as O'Donovan and O'Curry announced in 1839, "Caherdoonfergus", because the locals of the Burrensay that the name Fergus does not appear here. Caher is the Anglicized form of the Irish word cathair (which means Steinfort in some regions of the island ).
The Caher or Dun, built from the karst rock of the Burren, is surrounded by field walls and has an approximately stretched D-shape, with a wall four meters high in places and a diameter of about 25 m. It has a two meter wide doorway and the inside wall is terraced. The drywall is irregular and shows signs of successive alterations. The prominent situation of the Caher indicates a cultic function. Systems of this type date from the Iron Age .
literature
- Matthew Stout : The Irish ringfort . Dublin 2000, ISBN 1-85182-582-7
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Coordinates: 53 ° 8 '48.4 " N , 9 ° 15' 32.2" W.