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

Caherdorgan North
Native name
Irish: Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh
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
Official nameCaherdorgan North Cashel / The Chancellor's House
Reference no.221.4748
Caherdorgan North is located in Ireland
Caherdorgan North
Location of Caherdorgan North in Ireland

Location edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

  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.
  3. ^ "Caherdorgan North". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
  4. ^ homepage.eircom.net http://homepage.eircom.net/~mickmongey/Caherdorgan.html. Retrieved 27 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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.