Shannon Region
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Caherconnell Stone Fort

Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as , , . It lies about 1 km south of the .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poulnabrone Portal Tomb and Poulawack Cairn.

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Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in , , . Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 3800 and 3200 BC.

Archaeological site
Photo: Aiden Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a prehistoric burial cairn located in area of , . is situated 1 km south of Caherconnell Stone Fort.

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The Gleninsheen wedge tombs are two prehistoric wedge tombs located in the north central area of area of , . Both are aligned east-west, and there is evidence of contemporary etchings on some of the stone. is situated 2½ km north of Caherconnell Stone Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noughaval and Carran.

Hamlet
is a small village in the townland with the same name in , . It is said to be the site where St. Mogua founded a monastery. is situated 4 km southwest of Caherconnell Stone Fort.

Hamlet
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, also Carron, is a small village in , Ireland. It is in region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. is situated 4½ km east of Caherconnell Stone Fort.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large area of northern , in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.

Caherconnell Stone Fort

Latitude
53.04156° or 53° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
-9.14214° or 9° 8′ 32″ west
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
9C5G2VR5+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 597919067
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3311784
Wiki­data ID
Q2516169
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Caherconnell Stone Fort” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Каэрканельскі каменны форт”
  • Catalan: “Caherconnell Stone Fort”
  • Dutch: “Caherconnell Steenfort”
  • Dutch: “Caherconnell”
  • Esperanto: “Cathair Chonaill”
  • German: “Caherconnell”
  • Irish: “Cathair Chonaill”
  • Russian: “Каэрконнелский каменный форт”
  • Spanish: “Caherconnell”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Кагерконнелл Стоун Форт”

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