Cathair to Lóthair

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Loher Fort
Entrance to the Loher Fort

Cathair an Lóthair [ ˈkahɪɾʲ ən̪ ˈl̪oːhɪɾʲ ] (also called Loher Fort or Loher Cashel ) is west of the N70 road near Caherdaniel in County Kerry in Ireland . It belongs to Cahergall and Leacanabuaile (both near Cahersiveen ), Staigue Fort in the south of the Iveragh Peninsula all in County Kerry, Caherconnell and Caherdooneerish in County Clare , the forts Dun Aengus and Dún Chonchúir on the Aran Islands in County Galway and the Grianán from Aileach in County Donegal to the island's best restored large stone ring forts . Rathgall is a related Hillfort in County Wicklow .

Aerial view of the Loher Stone Fort

The almost circular stone fort is from the Iron Age and was perhaps the seat of a local chief in early Christian times (around the 9th century AD). The ring forts differ from the duns in their size and from raths in the materials used.

The fort , also known locally as Caher, has a round outer wall with a step on the inside in front of the wall. It is surrounded by a two meter high dry stone wall with a diameter of 20 m and two terrace segments. Inside, two house floor plans (round and square) have survived. The excavations revealed that these were successors to other buildings made of stone and wood. The round house is the older one. A basement built later than the house - which is now locked - was discovered under its floor . The outer wall was reconstructed up to a height of two meters, the walls of the inner building up to a height of one meter. A concealed drainage channel goes from the rectangular house to the entrance of the fort, which has a lintel passage.

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Commons : Loher Cashel  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 9.8 "  N , 10 ° 9 ′ 56.2"  W.