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Caherdorgan North

Caherdorgan North

Stone ringfort and medieval house in Dingle Peninsula County Kerry

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

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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.[3][4]

Caherdorgan Cashel

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

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

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    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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    "Caherdorgan North". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
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    GoKerry.ie. "Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh/Caherdorgan North, Cathair/Stone Fort or Cashel, national monument, - Go Kerry". www.gokerry.ie.
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    "Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road) - Dingle Peninsula". www.wildatlanticway.com.
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    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.
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    Brown, June (14 March 2018). Karen Brown's Ireland: Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries. Karen Brown's Guides. ISBN 9781933810065 – via Google Books.
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    "Context: Chancellor's House, Kilmalkedar". catalogue.nli.ie.
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    "The Chancellor's House, Kilmalkedar, Kerry". www.megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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