Caheravoley Fort

Caheravoley Fort
Cathair Dhá Bhuaile
Shown within Ireland
Alternative name Caherancola[1]
Location Caheravoley, Corofin, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°25′08″N 8°54′29″W / 53.418843°N 8.908063°W / 53.418843; -8.908063Coordinates: 53°25′08″N 8°54′29″W / 53.418843°N 8.908063°W / 53.418843; -8.908063
Altitude 40 m (131 ft)
Type ringfort
Area 0.26 ha (0.64 acres)
Diameter 56 m (184 ft)
History
Material earth
Founded 6th–12th century
Periods Early Christian Ireland
Associated with Gaelic Irish
Site notes
Ownership State
Public access yes
Official name Caheravoley House & Bawn[2]
Reference no. 369

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

Location

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

History

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  2. ↑ "Monuments in State Care" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  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 – via Google Books.
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