
What is recorded here
Some 250m SE of an extensive field system (GA057-067002-). Circular ringfort (D 53.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. There is a stone-lined entrance at SSE. Within the interior is a Man-made underground passage (GA057-068001-). (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 162)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Caheravoley is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by two banks, a fosse, and a stone-lined entrance. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy folklore, as "Caher" often refers to a fairy fort in Irish tradition.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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