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Cashel is an early Christian cashel located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument occupies a site underlain by bedrock of the Leitrim Group, a geological formation of Namurian age comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This varied substrate, typical of the Carboniferous deposits across this region, would have presented specific conditions for construction and settlement.
Cashels were fortified monastic or ecclesiastical enclosures characteristic of early medieval Ireland, typically enclosed by a stone or earthen bank. The form emerged during the early Christian period as communities sought to define and protect their sacred space. The Fermanagh landscape, with its drumlin topography and abundant stone, provided suitable material for such defensive works.
The site is recorded at grid reference H2600028930 and is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 10880. This designation reflects its recognised significance as an archaeological monument of the early Christian period. The surrounding terrain of County Fermanagh, with its network of lakes and ancient pastoral settlement patterns, positions this cashel within the broader landscape of early medieval ecclesiastical settlement in Ulster.
Cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10880. View the official record →
Cashel is an early Christian cashel located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10880.
Cashel dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a cashel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cashel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 10880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. court tomb (2 km), Fortified manor-house (2.2 km), Court tomb (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cashel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cashel stands on Leitrim Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.