Cahermacnaghten
Cahermacnaghten is a locality in County Clare, Munster. Cahermacnaghten is situated nearby to the locality Doonyvardan, as well as near Corkscrew Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cahermacnaghten and Poulnabrone Portal Tomb.
Cahermacnaghten
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Cahermacnaghten is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It, or a nearby building, is the site of the famous O'Davoran law school. The fort is a National Monument.
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. Poulnabrone Portal Tomb is situated 3½ km east of Cahermacnaghten.
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 3½ km east of Cahermacnaghten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burren and Noughaval.
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.
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 south of Cahermacnaghten.
Lisdoonvarna
Town
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Doolin is a small community in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of about 300. The main attraction is the Cliffs of Moher, and it's also an access point for reaching the Aran Islands and The Burren. Lisdoonvarna is situated 7 km west of Cahermacnaghten.
Cahermacnaghten
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04945° or 53° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
-9.19334° or 9° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5G2RX4+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 52259512OpenStreetMap feature
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