Cahergall
Cahergall, sometimes spelled Cahergal, is a stone ringfort and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cahergal”, “Cahergal Ring Fort”, “Cahergal Stone Fort”, and “Cahergal Stone Ringfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballycarbery Castle and Beginish Island.
Ballycarbery Castle
Ruins
Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3 kilometres from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is high on a grass hill facing the sea and is a short distance from Cahergall Fort and Leacanabuile Fort. Ballycarbery Castle is situated 790 metres south of Cahergall.
Beginish Island
Island
Beginish is an island in Valentia Harbour, in south west County Kerry, Ireland. Beginish Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Cahergall.
O’Connell Memorial Church
Church
O’Connell Memorial Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Cahergall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caherciveen and Knightstown.
Caherciveen
Caherciveen is a village on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a population of 1300, but it's on the popular Ring of Kerry tourist circuit and gets very busy in summer.Knightstown
Village
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 4 km southwest of Cahergall.
Chapeltown
Village
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 8 km southwest of Cahergall.
Cahergall
- Categories: ringfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.95596° or 51° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
-10.25774° or 10° 15′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C3FXP4R+9W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Cahergall” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cahergall”
- Esperanto: “An Chathair Gheal”
- German: “Cahergall”
- Irish: “An Chathair Gheal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Top of the Rock Viewing Platform and Emlagh Strand.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Daly’s Seafoods and Mannix Point Camping and Caravan Park.
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