Caherdorgan North

Caherdorgan North
Native name Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh (Irish)
View of the fort
Type	stone ringfort and medieval house
Etymology	Doregan's stone fort
Location	Dingle Peninsula County Kerry
Coordinates	52°10′45″N10°20′22″W / 52.179256°N 10.339466°W / 52.179256; -10.339466
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Built	8th or 9th century AD
Owner	state
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Caherdorgan North Cashel / The Chancellor's House
Reference no.	221.4748
Location of Caherdorgan North in Ireland

Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Location

Caherdorgan North's cashel lies on the slope overlooking Smerwick Harbour, 6.6 km (4.1 mi) northwest of Dingle. The Chancellor's House is 300 m (330 yd) to the north. ^{[3] [4]}

Caherdorgan Cashel

The cashel has a circular wall, within which are 5 dry stone clocháns with corbelled roofs. A souterrain was once here. ^[5]

Panorama of the interior

The Chancellor's House

View of a wall of the Chancellor's House

The Chancellor's House (Fothrach an tSainsiléara) is a ruined rectangular stone medieval building. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} It was probably home to the chancellor (cancellarius) of the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe. The house is 17.6 m (58 ft) long and contains a bread oven and fireplace. ^[10]

References

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2. Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (14 March 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN   9780717115952 – via Google Books.
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5. GoKerry.ie. "Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh/Caherdorgan North, Cathair/Stone Fort or Cashel, national monument, - Go Kerry". www.gokerry.ie.
6. "Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road) - Dingle Peninsula". www.wildatlanticway.com.
7. Tibus, Website design and development by. "Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road) - Activities - Walking - Linear Walks - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Kerry - Ballyferriter - Discover Ireland". www.discoverireland.ie. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
8. Brown, June (14 March 2018). Karen Brown's Ireland: Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries. Karen Brown's Guides. ISBN   9781933810065 – via Google Books.
9. "Context: Chancellor's House, Kilmalkedar". catalogue.nli.ie.
10. "The Chancellor's House, Kilmalkedar, Kerry". www.megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.