Cashel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæʃəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cashel is a noun meaning (historical) In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
Meaning
(historical) In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
Example Sentences
A cashel is basically a ringfort (a circulr living area surrounded by an earthen bank and ditch) in which the bank surrounding the settlement is a stone wall; often, cashels did not have a surrounding ditch.
Word Forms
- cashels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ringfort, rath, cathair, caer, cairn, ring.
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