Cahermacun
Cahermacun is an archaeological site in County Clare, Munster. Cahermacun is situated nearby to the spring St. John’s Well, as well as near the archaeological site Cairnbeg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aillwee Cave and Cahermore ringfort.
Aillwee Cave
Cave
Photo: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aillwee Cave is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff". Aillwee Cave is situated 3½ km east of Cahermacun.
Cahermore ringfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cahermore ringfort or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument. Cahermore ringfort is situated 2½ km east of Cahermacun.
Newtown Castle
Castle
Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base. Newtown Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Cahermacun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burren and Ballyvaughan.
Burren
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ballyvaughan
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.
Fanore
Village
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fanore is a small village in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956. Fanore is situated 7 km northwest of Cahermacun.
Cahermacun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08502° or 53° 5′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.199° or 9° 11′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C5G3RP2+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 1181034215OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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