Ráth Ciáráin
Ráth Ciáráin is an archaeological site in County Kerry, Munster. Access is restricted and requires permission. Ráth Ciáráin is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tobar Fionáin, as well as near the cave Cuas a‘ Phúca.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tobairin Holy Well and Coom Wedge Tomb.
Tobairin Holy Well
Spring
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tobairin Holy Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Ráth Ciáráin.
Coom Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coom Wedge Tomb is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula. Coom Wedge Tomb is situated 3 km southeast of Ráth Ciáráin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.
Portmagee
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2016 of 123. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 7 km north of Ráth Ciáráin.
Knightstown
Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. Knightstown is situated 9 km north of Ráth Ciáráin.
Ráth Ciáráin
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.84711° or 51° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
-10.33959° or 10° 20′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C3FRMW6+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1111829845OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Ráth Ciáráin” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Ráth Ciaráin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tobar Fionáin and Cuas a‘ Phúca.
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