Ballyallaban Ring Fort
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aillwee Cave and Newtown Castle.
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 1 km east of Ballyallaban Ring Fort.
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 1½ km northwest of Ballyallaban Ring Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Burren.
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.
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.
Carran
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 8 km southeast of Ballyallaban Ring Fort.
Ballyallaban Ring Fort
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Ballyallaban Ringfort”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.09007° or 53° 5′ 24″ northLongitude
-9.1587° or 9° 9′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C5G3RRR+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 453539263OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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