Cahercommaun Stone Fort

Situated within the beautifully rugged landscape of the Burren, Cahercommaun sits on the edge of a valley. Cathair is the Irish for ‘stone fort’, and this fort contains 3 walls ranging in height from approximately 1.7 metres, to 4 metres. It is not certain when Cahercommaun was built, but an excavation in 1934 led by Hugh O’Neill Hencken suggests that it dates back to the early 9th century. H...