What is recorded here
No visible trace remains in Cahernaglass, though local memory still shapes the hidden fort. That absence, rather than a broken wall, is what makes the place striking. The land may have worn the stones away or people may have built elsewhere and carried the name with them. Either way, the missing fort still occupies the landscape through storytelling.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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