Caherconnell Stone Fort, Kilfenora

Name: Caherconnell Stone Fort
Address: Kilfenora, Ireland
Telephone: +353 65 708 9999

#1 among attractions in Kilfenora

Top attraction, Historical place, Archaeological site

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Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°2'30"N, 9°8'15"W

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Kilfenora Ireland

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Kilfenora

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Caherconnell Stone Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aillwee Cave, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Leamaneh Castle, Newtown Castle.

3.3 miN
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan
84 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Burren in County Clare, Aillwee Cave is one of the oldest caves in Ireland and a premier tourist attraction in Ballyvaughan. Discovered in the 1940s, the cave's limestone formations offer a window into the subterranean world that dates back...
0.5 miN
Archaeological site, Historical place
Poulnabrone Dolmen
13 min walk • Poulnabrone Dolmen stands as a hauntingly evocative portal tomb in the stark limestone landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. This archaeological marvel, estimated to have been constructed around 3600 BCE during the Neolithic period, serves as a silent...
3.7 miS
Forts and castles, Architecture, Ruins
Leamaneh Castle
96 min walk • Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at the border of the region known as the Burren in County Clare, Ireland.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles
Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan
115 min walk • Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Gregans Castle, Ballyvaughan
80 min walk • Gregans Castle is the name applied to both a 15th-century tower house and a Georgian-style house in the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, near the village of Ballyvaughan. The latter dates from 1750 and is associated with the Martyn and O'Lochlainn families.
0.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Poulawack Cairn
19 min walk • Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
3.5 miN
Archaeological site
Ballyallaban ringfort, Ballyvaughan
89 min walk • Ballyallaban ringfort or sometimes An Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.
2.5 miW
Archaeological site
Cahermacnaghten
65 min walk • Cahermacnaghten is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It, or a nearby building, is the site of the famous O'Davoran law school. The fort is a National Monument.
3.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Cahercommaun, The Burren
86 min walk • Cahercommaun, sometimes Cahercommane, is a triple stone ringfort on the south-east edge of the Burren area, in Kilnaboy, near the rural village of Carran, in County Clare, Ireland. It was built in the 9th century.
1.6 miN
Archaeological site
Gleninsheen
42 min walk • The Gleninsheen wedge tombs are two prehistoric wedge tombs located in the north central area of the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Both are aligned east-west, and there is evidence of contemporary etchings on some of the stone.
3.2 miN
Archaeological site
Cahermore ringfort, Ballyvaughan
82 min walk • Cahermore ringfort or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.

Caherconnell Stone Fort, Kilfenora

Facts and practical information

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Caherconnell Stone Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)