Cahermacnaghten

Stone Fort / Caher

This caher is famous for being the Law School of the O'Davoren family where Duald MacFirbis studied the Brehon Law. It was one of the last schools of Brehon Law before it was replaced by common law in the 17th century. It was probably built in the medieval period as a fortified farmstead. Huge blocks of limestone were used in it's constuction. The walls are 1.8 metres high at the west and 2.5metres high at the east. The internal diameter of the caher is around forty metres and the walls have an external batter. Inside there are the foundations of a large house and three other buildings.