Leacanabuaile

Leacanabuaile is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[3] Leacanabuaile is immediately northwest of Cahergal, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Cahirciveen.[4]

Leacanabuaile
Native name
Irish: Leaca na Buaile
Location of Leacanabuaile in Ireland
Typestone ringfort
LocationKimego West, Caherciveen,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates51.958258°N 10.261868°W / 51.958258; -10.261868
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Builtc. 9th century AD
Architectural style(s)Gaelic Ireland
OwnerState[1]
Official nameLeacanabuaile Cashel[2]
Reference no.414

History

The cashel was built around the 9th century AD as a defended farmstead.[5]

The Irish name means "hillside of the milking-place".[6]

The site was excavated in 1939–40; objects found included iron knives and pins, bone combs, bronze, millstones, and lead, dating from the 9th or 10th century AD.[7][8]

Description

Leacanabuaile is a circular stone ringfort (caiseal) of internal diameter 30 m (98 ft) with outer walls over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high and 3.3 m (11 ft) thick.[9] Protected on three sides by steep grassy slopes, the entrance is on the east side.[10] It is built of drystone with gaps filled in with rubble.[7][11]

Inside are three stone beehive houses and a souterrain.[12]

References
  1. http://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1_national_monuments.pdf
  2. https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-kerry.pdf
  4. Activeme.ie. "Leacanabuaile Stone Fort Walking Route, Kerry - Activeme.ie". www.activeme.ie.
  5. "Leacanabuaile Fort (Cahersiveen, Ireland): Award Winning - Top Tips Before You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie.
  7. Tibus, Website design and development by. "Leacanabuaile Fort - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Cahersiveen - Discover Ireland". www.discoverireland.ie.
  8. "Cahergal and Leacanabuaile Forts, Ballycarbery Castle - Voices from the Dawn". www.voicesfromthedawn.com.
  9. Henderson, Jon (1 December 2007). The Atlantic Iron Age: Settlement and Identity in the First Millennium BC. Routledge. ISBN 9781134076123 – via Google Books.
  10. User, Super. "Cahergal and Leacanabuaile - Old Irish Stone Forts or Ring Forts".
  11. Cockroach. "Leacanabuaile Stone Fort - ticket prices and opening hours information - map". directionireland.com.
  12. "Saints and Stones: Leacanabuaile". www.saintsandstones.net.
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