Cashel from Kilmovee
The Cashel of Kilmovee is located south of the village of Kilmovee ( Irish Cill Mobhí ) in the townland Kilcashel ( Irish Coill an Chaisil "Forest of the Stone Fort") in the northeast of County Mayo in Ireland . Cashel is the Anglicized form of the Irish word caiseal , which means Dun or Steinfort, a comparable term in other regions of Ireland is Caher ( Irish Cathair ).
Important archaeological sites in Kilcashel are:
- a porthole
- a burnt mound
- three cashels
- two basements
The most important group are three stone forts, known regionally as cashels, which are located on a sandstone knoll about 100 m high. Two are considerably disturbed, the approximately 30 m long round Kilcashel Steinfort is the only one preserved in the region. The fort is an exceptionally well-preserved national monument. It consists of a 5 m thick and 3 m high wall with a slightly frayed top, which can be climbed from the inside in four places using V-shaped pairs of stairs. There is an entrance through the wall with a lintel . Inside there are two wall niches, a basement and two collapsed house remains.
The Dun Ballynavenooragh is a very similar structure in County Kerry .
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- Description (Engl.)
Coordinates: 53 ° 53 ′ 0.4 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 48.8" W.