Shannon Region
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Cahermacnaghten

Cahermacnaghten is a ringfort south of in area, in , Ireland. It, or a nearby building, is the site of the famous O'Davoran law school. The fort is a National Monument.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Republic of Ireland
  • Also known as: “Cahermacnaghten Cashel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poulnabrone Portal Tomb and Caherconnell Stone Fort.

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 4 km east of Cahermacnaghten.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as , , . It lies about 1 km south of the . is situated 4 km east of Cahermacnaghten.

Photo: AndyCorbley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km northeast of Cahermacnaghten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burren and Noughaval.

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.

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 3½ km south of Cahermacnaghten.

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tiny village in , with a population of 150 in 2022. It's the most northern of a string of little places, also described here, as the road leaves the low country at Corofin and climbs the valley through Kilnaboy and Leamaneh.

Cahermacnaghten

Latitude
53.04599° or 53° 2′ 46″ north
Longitude
-9.19842° or 9° 11′ 54″ west
Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)
Open location code
9C5G2RW2+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1137688074
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3311903
Wiki­data ID
Q28232509
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In Other Languages

“Cahermacnaghten” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Cathair Mhic Neachtain”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cahermacnaghten”. Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.