Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carrig Island, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrig Island
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57597, -9.50143
- SMR number
- KE002-008007-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Semi-circular shaped area enclosed by low earthen bank within the NW quadrant of the ecclesiastical enclosure (KE002-008003-) transected at E by post-1700 field boundary (Toal 1995, 208, no. 830). Holy Well (KE002-008002-) incorporated into field boundary at N end of enclosure.
See attached plan of Carrig Island ecclesiastical enclosure taken from North Kerry Survey
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 7 January 2022
References
Toal, C. 1995 North Kerry Archaeological Survey. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.