Cahergall
Cahergall (also Cahirgal , Irish An Chathair Gheal , German "the bright city" ) is a restored Iron Age ring fort of a type that has only survived through a few installations in Ireland . The nearby facilities Leacanabuaile and Cathair at Lóthair , the little distant Staigue Fort and Caherdaniel Fort (all in County Kerry ), Dun Aengus and Dún Chonchúir on the Aran Islands , Caherconnell and Caherdooneerish in County Clare and the Grianán of Aileach in County Donegal or the Cashel from Kilmovee , the Grianán from Aileach or Staigue Fort correspond roughly to the construction of Cahergall. Caher is the Anglicized form of the Irish word " cathair " (which in some regions of the island means Dun or Steinfort).
Ring forts differ from Duns in their size and from Raths in the materials used. Cahergall is west of Cahersiveen at Ballycarbery East in County Kerry . Rathgall is a related Hillfort in County Wicklow .
The walls, which are up to five meters thick, have been re-erected up to four meters on the front and two meters on the other. Inside the fort, which is around 25 m in diameter, the wall, smooth on the outside, consists of terrace steps and stairs. In the center are the approximately one meter high, circular remains of a stone building with a straight passage.
literature
- Matthew Stout : The Irish Ringforts . Dublin 1997, ISBN 1-85182-582-7 .
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 105
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Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 21.5 " N , 10 ° 15 ′ 28" W.