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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caherdooneerish - Stone Fort or Dun in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 11393

Multi-periodSite Name: Caherdooneerish Alternative Name: Caherdoonfergus
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 13.344 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Clare Type: Stone Fort or Dun
 Nearest Village: Ballyvaughan
Map Ref: M161115
Discovery Map Number: D51
Latitude: 53.147683N  Longitude: 9.254681W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Caherdooneerish submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Fort or Dun in Co. Clare

At a height of about 210 metres above Black Head this fort is worth the climb up from the coast road for the Burren flora and the view over Galway Bay alone. The fort is built on a level piece of limestone karst and is roughly D-shaped. There is a terrace and traces of stairs. It is about 20 metres in diameter with jointed walls over 4 metres high and almost as thick in places. The stonework – of beautiful fissured Burren limestone – is better on the N and E sides than on the S and W, which, together with the irregularity of shame, suggests unskilful rebuilding at various times.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
M1611 : On The Burren - Black Head Loop, Engineered path around Black Head by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2017(licence)
M1611 : The Burren Way, heading for Black Head by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2016(licence)
M1511 : Caherdooneerish Ring Fort, the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. by Peter Allen
by Peter Allen
©2010(licence)
M1511 : Cathair Dhúin Irghuis by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2010(licence)
M1611 : Shore east of Black Head by John M
by John M
©2011(licence)

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