Caherrory

In reclaimed farmland. A well-preserved roughly circular cashel (diam. c. 35m) defined by a drystone wall. A gap at NW is modern. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA103-092001-) in the WSW sector of the interior and some grassed-over foundation lines are evident at S and in the centre of it. Those at S may indicate one of two internal ‘enclosures’ noted by McCaffrey (1952, 190, no. 60) against the cashel wall at S and E. A house site (GA103-093----) lies c. 80m to the SW. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 317) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

Caherrory, Carraghadoo is a well-preserved early-medieval cashel, likely dating to between the 6th and 10th centuries, characterized by a drystone wall enclosing a circular area of about 35 meters in diameter. The presence of an underground passage suggests possible defensive or ritual significance, and while folklore is not specifically recorded for this site, it may have been associated with local traditions of fairy dwellings or ancient septs.