Caheravoley Fort | |
Native Name: | Cathair Dhá Bhuaile |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Alternate Name: | Caherancola[1] |
Map Type: | Ireland |
Altitude M: | 40 |
Coordinates: | 53.4188°N -8.9081°W |
Location: | Caheravoley, Corofin, County Galway, Ireland |
Type: | ringfort |
Diameter: | 56m (184feet) |
Area: | 0.26ha |
Material: | earth |
Built: | 6th–12th century |
Epochs: | Early Christian Ireland |
Occupants: | Gaelic Irish |
Ownership: | State |
Public Access: | yes |
Designation1: | National monument of Ireland |
Designation1 Offname: | Caheravoley[2] |
Designation1 Number: | 369 |
Caheravoley Fort is a ringfort (rath) and bawn forming a national monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Caheravoley lies 3.6km (02.2miles) southwest of Corofin, County Galway and west of the River Clare.[3]
Caheravoley was built in the early Christian era.[4] It was used as a protected farmstead, as indicated by the name: cathair dhá bhuaile, "circular fort of two milking-places." Cattle were grazed on the surrounding land, then brought into the fort for milking and to protect from thieves.[1]
A round ringfort with protective ditch and souterrain, with an entrance in the north end.