Leacanabuaile

Leacanabuaile
Native name
Irish: Leaca na Buaile
Location of Leacanabuaile in Ireland
Type stone ringfort
Location Kimego West, Caherciveen,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates 51°57′30″N 10°15′43″W / 51.958258°N 10.261868°W / 51.958258; -10.261868Coordinates: 51°57′30″N 10°15′43″W / 51.958258°N 10.261868°W / 51.958258; -10.261868
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Built c. 9th century AD
Architectural style(s) Gaelic Ireland
Owner State[1]
Official name: Leacanabuaile Cashel[2]
Reference no. 414

Leacanabuaile is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[3][4][5]

Location

Leacanabuaile is located immediately northwest of Cahergal, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Cahirciveen.[6]

History

The cashel was built around the 9th century AD as a defended farmstead.[7]

The Irish name means "hillside of the milking-place."[8][9]

The site was excavated in 1939–40; objects found included iron knives and pins, bone combs, bronze, millstones and lead, dating from the 9th or 10th century AD.[10][11]

Description

This is a circular stone ringfort (caiseal) of internal diameter 30 m (98 ft) with outer walls over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high and 3.3 m (11 ft) thick.[12] Protected on three sides by steep grassy slopes, the entrance is on the east side.[13] It is built of drystone with gaps filled in with rubble.[10][14]

Inside are three stone beehive houses and a souterrain.[15]

References

  1. ↑ http://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1_national_monuments.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-kerry.pdf
  3. ↑ Ó'Ríordáin, Seán P. (23 September 2017). "The Excavation of Leacanabuaile Stone Fort Near Caherciveen, Co. Kerry" – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Steves, Rick; O'Connor, Pat (5 July 2016). "Rick Steves Best of Ireland". Avalon Publishing – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society". The Society. 23 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Activeme.ie. "Leacanabuaile Stone Fort Walking Route, Kerry - Activeme.ie". www.activeme.ie.
  7. ↑ "Leacanabuaile Fort (Cahersiveen, Ireland): Award Winning - Top Tips Before You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie.
  8. ↑ "Abandoned Ireland". www.abandonedireland.com.
  9. ↑ Halpin, Andrew; Newman, Conor (23 September 2017). "Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  10. 1 2 Tibus, Website design and development by. "Leacanabuaile Fort - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Cahersiveen - Discover Ireland". www.discoverireland.ie.
  11. ↑ "Cahergal and Leacanabuaile Forts, Ballycarbery Castle - Voices from the Dawn". www.voicesfromthedawn.com.
  12. ↑ Henderson, Jon (1 December 2007). "The Atlantic Iron Age: Settlement and Identity in the First Millennium BC". Routledge – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ User, Super. "Cahergal and Leacanabuaile - Old Irish Stone Forts or Ring Forts".
  14. ↑ Cockroach. "Leacanabuaile Stone Fort - ticket prices and opening hours information - map". directionireland.com.
  15. ↑ "Saints and Stones: Leacanabuaile". www.saintsandstones.net.
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