| Callanafersy | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Caladh na Feirse | |
  Location of Callanafersy in Ireland | |
| Type | stone ringfort |
| Location | Callanafersy West, Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°08′16″N9°46′41″W / 52.137695°N 9.778073°W Coordinates: 52°08′16″N9°46′41″W / 52.137695°N 9.778073°W |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Built | c. 7th century AD |
| Architectural style(s) | Gaelic Ireland |
| Owner | State [1] |
| Official name: Callanafersy Ringfort [2] [3] | |
| Reference no. | 238 |
Callanafersy is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. [4]
Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales and in Cornwall, where they are called rounds. Ringforts come in many sizes and may be made of stone or earth. Earthen ringforts would have been marked by a circular rampart, often with a stakewall. Both stone and earthen ringforts would generally have had at least one building inside.
County Kerry is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. Kerry County Council is the local authority for the county and Tralee serves as the county town. The population of the county was 147,707 at the 2016 census.
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern part of the island, and whose metropolitan area is home to around a third of the country's over 4.8 million inhabitants. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, Saint George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the Oireachtas, consists of a lower house, Dáil Éireann, an upper house, Seanad Éireann, and an elected President who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the Taoiseach, who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.
