<< Our Photo Pages >> Caherconnell - Stone Fort or Dun in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare
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Multi-periodSite Name: Caherconnell Alternative Name: Cathair ChonaillCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Clare Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Ballyvaughan
Map Ref: R236995
Latitude: 53.041007N Longitude: 9.139762W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Jansold visited on 10th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Commercialised site, with high entrance fee. Visitor centre is more about the cafe and the sheepdogs.
jeffrep visited on 17th Apr 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4.5
It is thought to have been inhabited from 400-1200 CE, although one researcher suggests that its entrance may have been built at a later date, which suggests that it may have been inhabited at a later date. There is an informative visitor's center on The Burren adjacent to Caherconnell.
Note: Discovery of possibly the oldest body yet from Ireland, and a well-timed site page and photo from jeffrep to go with it.
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