Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Illauntannig, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Illauntannig
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.32638, -10.01982
- SMR number
- KE019-002003-
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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
National Monument No. 67. Illauntannig is the largest of the Magharee Islands which lie off the N tip of the peninsula that separates Brandon Bay and Tralee Bay. The Early Christian settlement KE019-002001- is enclosed by a strong cashel wall and is comprised of 2 small oratories, 3 bee-hive huts, a souterrain and wall-chamber, 3 leachts, a burial ground and a stone cross. Three cross-slabs, a bullaun stone, a hand-bell and fragments of 5 quern-stones have also been discovered within the enclosure and a 2nd bullaun stone lies at the edge of the sea about 100m to S. The hut-site, old field walls and reputed cross-inscribed boulder on Reennafardarrig may also be related to this early settlement.
Clochauns: The 3 circular huts in the interior are of drystone, corbelled construction but now lack their roofs. (KE019-002003-) is located in the NE sector of enclosure, is 3.9m in diameter internally and the wall is a maximum of 2m in height. A portion of the external face, to E of the entrance, has been completely rebuilt. The lintelled entrance faces SSE and is 1.5m long, 1.1m high and .64 to .74m wide at base. The jambs incline slightly inwards towards the top.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 843. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 8 August 2013
References
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.