Caheraneden

At the edge of a plateau within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-059001-), in an area that is overgrown with hazel and blackthorn; the ground falls steeply into a ravine (max. D c. 10m) to the W and N. Hachured and named ‘Caheraneden’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Named ‘Cathair an Éadain’ on Robinson’s map (1977). Westropp (1897, 119) attests that this name derives from its location at the edge of a ravine. This subcircular cashel (ext. dims. 32.7m E-W; 30.5m N-S) is defined by a double-faced stone wall (Wth c. 1.9-3.1m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1m). The outer wall-face is visible all around and is composed of large stones laid horizontally. The inner wall-face and most of the lower part of the outer wall-face are covered with rubble (total Wth 6-8m). At W a drystone wall is built on the original outer wall-face. Half of the interior is overgrown with blackthorn. A megalithic structure (CL009-059068-) lies c. 22m to the E and there is a court tomb (CL009-059063-) c. 85m to the WNW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 7 April 2022

Caheraneden, Ballyganner North is a likely early-medieval ringfort situated on the edge of a plateau, characterized by steep ground falling into a ravine. Local folklore, common to many such sites in Ireland, associates it with the fairies, though specific traditions connected to this site are not recorded.