Cahervagliar is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#233) located in County Cork, Ireland.[3][4]
Cathair Mhac Laoighaire | |
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| Alternative name | Cahirvagliair |
|---|---|
| Location | Cappeen West, Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°47′35″N 8°59′49″W / 51.793056°N 8.996944°W |
| Type | ringfort and souterrain |
| Area | 4,200 m2 (1 acre) |
| Diameter | 73 m (240 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | earth |
| Founded | c. AD 550–900 |
| Cultures | Gaelic Ireland |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | state[1] |
| Official name | Cahervagliar |
| Reference no. | 233[2] |
Location
editCahervagliar is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south-southeast of Kilmichael.[5]
History and description
editCahervagliar is a bivallate ringfort, 73 m (240 ft) in diameter with a lintelled stone entrance to the east.[6][7] The name means "stone ringfort of sons of Lóegaire"; it was the fortress of the Cenél Lóegairi, kings in central Ireland. However, they did not build the fort, as they did not arrive until after 1172.[8]
Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Local lore claims that Brian Boru was once held hostage here.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Wish I Was In Ireland".
- ^ Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (1 January 1976). A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198217374 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cappeen Cahervagliar Ringfort, Co. Cork (2)". 31 January 2008.
- ^ Manning, Conleth (1987). "The Stone-Built Ringfort Entrance at Cahirvagliair, Cappeen, Co. Cork". The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 4: 37–54. JSTOR 30001683.
- ^ "Shop.osi.ie Mapviewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Cahervagliar and Kinneigh". Uibh Laoire Parish. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Tibus, Website design and development by. "Cahervagliar Fort - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Cork - Coppeen - Discover Ireland".
- ^ Swarbrick, John (1 January 1927). "National Ancient Monuments Year Book". Wykeham Press – via Google Books.