Caherdorgan North

Caherdorgan North
Native name
Irish: Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh
View of the fort
Type stone ringfort and medieval house
Etymology Doregan's stone fort
Location Dingle Peninsula County Kerry
Coordinates 52°10′45″N 10°20′22″W / 52.179256°N 10.339466°W / 52.179256; -10.339466Coordinates: 52°10′45″N 10°20′22″W / 52.179256°N 10.339466°W / 52.179256; -10.339466
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
Built 8th or 9th century AD
Owner state
Official name: Caherdorgan North Cashel / The Chancellor's House
Reference no. 221.4748
Location of Caherdorgan North in Ireland

Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

Caherdorgan North's cashel lies on the slope overlooking Smerwick Harbour, 6.6 km (4.1 mi) northwest of Dingle. The Chancellor's House is 300 m (330 yd) to the north.[3][4]

Caherdorgan Cashel

The cashel has a circular wall, within which are 5 dry stone clocháns with corbelled roofs. A souterrain was once here.[5]

Panorama of the interior

The Chancellor's House

View of a wall of the Chancellor's House

The Chancellor's House (Fothrach an tSainsiléara) is a ruined rectangular stone medieval building.[6][7][8][9] It was probably home to the chancellor (cancellarius) of the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe. The house is 17.6 m (58 ft) long and contains a bread oven and fireplace.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (14 March 1976). "A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (14 March 1989). "The Shell guide to Ireland". Gill and Macmillan – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Caherdorgan North". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
  4. ↑ http://homepage.eircom.net/~mickmongey/Caherdorgan.html
  5. ↑ GoKerry.ie. "Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh/Caherdorgan North, Cathair/Stone Fort or Cashel, national monument, - Go Kerry". www.gokerry.ie.
  6. ↑ Ireland, F�ilte. "Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road) - Dingle Peninsula". www.wildatlanticway.com. replacement character in |first= at position 2 (help)
  7. ↑ Tibus, Website design and development by. "Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road) - Activities - Walking - Linear Walks - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Kerry - Ballyferriter - Discover Ireland". www.discoverireland.ie.
  8. ↑ Brown, June (14 March 2018). "Karen Brown's Ireland: Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries". Karen Brown's Guides – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Context: Chancellor's House, Kilmalkedar". catalogue.nli.ie.
  10. ↑ http://www.megalithicireland.com/Kilmalkedar,%20The%20Chancellor's%20House,%20,%20Kerry.html
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