Caherconnell Stone Fort
Caherconnell Stone Fort is a fort in County Clare, Munster. Caherconnell Stone Fort is situated nearby to Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, as well as near the hamlet Noughaval.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caherconnell Stone Fort and Poulnabrone Portal Tomb.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
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Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen. Caherconnell Stone Fort is situated 260 metres west of Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
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Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. 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.
Poulawack Cairn
Archaeological site
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Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Poulawack Cairn is situated 1¼ km south of Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noughaval and Carran.
Noughaval
Hamlet
Noughaval is a small village in the townland with the same name in County Clare, Ireland. It is said to be the site where St. Mogua founded a monastery. Noughaval is situated 4 km southwest of Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Carran
Hamlet
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Carran, also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren 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. Carran is situated 4 km east of Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Burren
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The Burren is a large area of northern County Clare, in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04187° or 53° 2′ 31″ northLongitude
-9.13833° or 9° 8′ 18″ westElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
9C5G2VR6+PMGeoNames ID
11822662
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