Cathair na gConchuireach - Caher Conor

Caher Conor ( Irish Cathair na gConchuireach) are a group of five Beehive Huts/Clochán. It is to the west of Dún Beag Fort ( Irish An Dún Beag) and is located on the southern side of Eagle Mountain north of the R559 road at Glanfahan (Irish: Gleann Fán) in the Dingle Peninsula, Couty Kerry, Ireland (Irish: Corca  Dhuibhne, Contae Chiarraí, Éire). A clochán is a dry-stone hut also known as a beehive hut. with a corbelled roof. The precise construction date of most of these structures is unknown although most surviving ones are thought to date from about 700 AD. Many are associated with Christian monks, such as those at the monastic settlement of Skellig Michael. Others are located within or close to ringforts and interpreted as secular dwellings.

Image: Courtesy of  Wikimedia Commons Bee Hive hut near Slea Head - geograph.org.uk - 1722904.jpg attributed author M J Richardson

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