Overview
Indicated — Caherkelly is recorded as Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Galway. Well-preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 53.4m) defined by a drystone wall, which is overlain by a field wall at E.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: There is a Man-made underground passage (GA114-037001-) in the NW quadrant of the interior.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: c. 53.4m) defined by a drystone wall, which is overlain by a field wall at E.
What was found
The saved account records: Well-preserved circular cashel (diam.
What remains
The saved account records: No visible surface trace of these features survives.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Caherkelly matters because the source ties fairy fort / stone ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: 48) noted a blocked-up entrance gap (Wth c. 3m) at E, from which there extended into the interior ‘a platform or walk of boulders’ (L c. 7.6m
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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