Cahervagliar

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Cahervagliar
Cathair Mhac Laoighaire
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Alternative nameCahirvagliair
LocationCappeen West, Kilmichael,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°47′35″N8°59′49″W / 51.793056°N 8.996944°W / 51.793056; -8.996944
Type ringfort and souterrain
Area4,200 m2 (1 acre)
Diameter73 m (240 ft)
History
Materialearth
Foundedc. AD 550–900
Cultures Gaelic Ireland
Site notes
Ownershipstate [1]
Official nameCahervagliar
Reference no.233 [2]

Cahervagliar is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#233) located in County Cork, Ireland. [3] [4]

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Location

Cahervagliar is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south-southeast of Kilmichael. [5]

History and description

Cahervagliar 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wish I Was In Ireland".
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Cappeen Cahervagliar Ringfort, Co. Cork (2)". 31 January 2008.
  6. ↑ Manning, Conleth (1987). "The Stone-Built Ringfort Entrance at Cahirvagliair, Cappeen, Co. Cork". The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 4: 37–54. JSTOR   30001683.
  7. ↑ "Shop.osi.ie Mapviewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cahervagliar and Kinneigh". Uibh Laoire Parish. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Tibus, Website design and development by. "Cahervagliar Fort - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Cork - Coppeen - Discover Ireland".
  10. ↑ Swarbrick, John (1 January 1927). "National Ancient Monuments Year Book". Wykeham Press – via Google Books.
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