Cahercommane
| Cathair Chomáin | |
 Detail of part of the inner wall | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Parish of Kilnaboy, the Burren |
|---|---|
| Region | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°00′53″N 9°04′14″W / 53.014722°N 9.070556°W |
| Type | Ringfort |
| History | |
| Material | limestone |
| Periods | early Medieval |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1934 (Harvard Archaeological Expedition) 2003 |
| Archaeologists | Hugh O'Neill Hencken |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
| Reference no. | 270[1] |
Cahercommane (also called Cahercommaun) is a stone ringfort in County Clare, Ireland.[2][3]
The fort has three stone walls built on the edge of a cliff in the Burren. The inner wall is very large and used thousands of tons of stone.
Archaeologists dug at the site in 1934. They found old houses, underground rooms, and objects like weaving tools and a silver brooch.
The fort was first used around the 5th or 6th century and was important in the 9th century.[source?]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ National Monuments in County Clare
- ↑ "The Burren: Cahercommane Triple Fort". www.clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ↑ "Cathair Chomáin/Cahercommaun". logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 2025-08-17.
Further readings
[change | change source]- Hugh O’Neill Hencken, Cahercommaun: A Stone Fort in County Clare (Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1938).
- Claire Cotter, The Western Stone Forts Project (Wordwell Ltd, 2012).
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