Callanafersy
Stone ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland
52°08′16″N 9°46′41″W / 52.137695°N 9.778073°W / 52.137695; -9.778073 National monument of Ireland
Callanafersy is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[4]
Location
Callanafersy is 3.3 km (2.1 mi) north of Killorglin.
History
The cashel was built around the 7th century AD as a defended farmstead.[citation needed]
Description
This is a circular stone ringfort (caiseal).
References
- ^ "National Monuments" (PDF). Cdp.kerrycoco.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care : Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (23 September 2017). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Comprising the Several Counties; Cities; Boroughs; Corporate, Market, and Post Towns; Parishes; and Villages; with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with Engravings of the Arms of the Cities, Bishoprics, Corporate Towns, and Boroughs; and of the Seals of the Several Municipal Corporations". S. Lewis – via Google Books.
- ^ Dáil, Ireland Oireachtas (23 September 2017). "Parliamentary debates; official report" – via Google Books.
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