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Caheravoley Fort

Coordinates: 53°25′08″N 8°54′29″W / 53.418843°N 8.908063°W / 53.418843; -8.908063
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Caheravoley Fort
Cathair Dhá Bhuaile
Caheravoley Fort is located in Ireland
Caheravoley Fort
Shown within Ireland
Alternative nameCaherancola[1]
LocationCaheravoley, Corofin, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53°25′08″N 8°54′29″W / 53.418843°N 8.908063°W / 53.418843; -8.908063
Altitude40 m (131 ft)
Typeringfort
Area0.26 ha (0.64 acres)
Diameter56 m (184 ft)
History
Materialearth
Founded6th–12th century
PeriodsEarly Christian Ireland
Associated withGaelic Irish
Site notes
OwnershipState
Public accessyes
Official nameCaheravoley[2]
Reference no.369

Caheravoley Fort is a ringfort (rath) and bawn forming a national monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Location

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Caheravoley lies 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Corofin, County Galway and west of the River Clare.[3]

History

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Caheravoley was built in the early Christian era.[4] 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

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A round ringfort with protective ditch and souterrain, with an entrance in the north end.

References

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  1. ^ a b "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Clinton, Mark (2 December 2017). The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857493 – via Google Books.