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Stone ringfort and medieval house in County Kerry, Ireland

Caherdorgan North
Native name
Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh (Irish)
View of the fort
Typestone ringfort and medieval house
EtymologyDoregan's stone fort
LocationDingle Peninsula County Kerry
Coordinates52°10′45″N 10°20′22″W / 52.179256°N 10.339466°W / 52.179256; -10.339466
Elevation66 m (217 ft)
Built8th or 9th century AD
Ownerstate
National monument of Ireland
Official nameCaherdorgan North Cashel / The Chancellor's House
Reference no.221.4748
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Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.

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.

Caherdorgan Cashel

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

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. 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.

References

  1. Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (14 March 1976). A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198217374 – via Google Books.
  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.
  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.


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