| Leacanabuaile | |
| Native Name: | Leaca na Buaile |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Coordinates: | 51.9583°N -10.2619°W |
| Location: | Kimego West, Caherciveen, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Built: | c. 9th century AD |
| Elevation: | 24m (79feet) |
| Architecture: | Gaelic Ireland |
| Owner: | State[1] |
| Type: | stone ringfort |
| Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Offname: | Leacanabuaile Cashel[2] |
| Designation1 Number: | 414 |
Leacanabuaile is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[3] Leacanabuaile is immediately northwest of Cahergal, 3km (02miles) northwest of Cahirciveen.[4]
The cashel was built around the 9th century AD as a defended farmstead.[5]
The Irish name means "hillside of the milking-place".[6]
The site was excavated in 1939–40; objects found included iron knives and pins, bone combs, bronze, millstones, and lead, dating from the 9th or 10th century AD.[7] [8]
Leacanabuaile is a circular stone ringfort (caiseal) of internal diameter 30m (100feet) with outer walls over 2m (07feet) high and 3.3m (10.8feet) thick.[9] Protected on three sides by steep grassy slopes, the entrance is on the east side.[10] It is built of drystone with gaps filled in with rubble.[7] [11]
Inside are three stone beehive houses and a souterrain.[12]