Cahermacnaghten

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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. ()

Coordinates: 53°2'45"N, 9°11'53"W

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Cahermacnaghten – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aillwee Cave, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Leamaneh Castle, Caherconnell Stone Fort.

3.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan
96 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...
2.4 miE
Archaeological site, Historical place
Poulnabrone Dolmen
62 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...
4.7 miSE
Forts and castles, Architecture, Ruins
Leamaneh Castle
120 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.
2.5 miE
Historical place, Archaeological site
Caherconnell Stone Fort, Kilfenora
65 min walk • 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.
4.2 miN
Forts and castles
Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan
107 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.
4.7 miW
Bridge
Spectacle Bridge, Doolin
121 min walk • The Spectacle Bridge is a bridge built in May 1816 over the Aille River in County Clare, Ireland.
2.2 miN
Forts and castles
Gregans Castle, Ballyvaughan
57 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.
2.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Poulawack Cairn
62 min walk • Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
3.5 miNE
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.
5.7 miE
Archaeological site
Cahercommaun, The Burren
146 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.
2.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Gleninsheen
61 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.