Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Baile Dháith, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Dháith
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.21775, -10.36003
- SMR number
- KE033-005001-
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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
The precise location of this decorated stone now located at Adar Manor, Co. Limerick has not been identified, it was located close to a ringfort in Ballydavid. Recumbent decorated stone (LI021-034006-) round surrounded by ogham stones (LI021-034002/-004-) on the demesne of Adare Manor. Surface of stone decorated with an incised cross and other motifs taken from close to a ringfort in Ballydavid, Co. Kerry, (possibly KE033-005---) which is located 250m S of the village of Ballydavid. Site of standing stone (KE033-006----) lies 150m to N and Toberkieran (KE033-007---) lies 220m to E. Dunraven (1865, 154-5) recorded that the stone ‘was found near an old fort, in the vicinity of Ballydavid, about the year 1816, and was dug out of the ground from a depth of 4 ft. [1.2m] below the surface and afterwards built into a ditch by the man who found it, but not shewn to anyone, as he considered its possession an omen of good luck. This account was received from Kennedy, a respectable Coastguard man stationed at Ballydavid. It is 3 ft. 6 in. [1.06m] in length, and 2 ft. 8 in. [0.81m] in breadth’. Cross-reference with LI021-034006-.
See attached drawing of stone taken from Dunraven
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Finola Finlay and Robert Harris
Date of upload: 15 January 2019
References
Dunraven, the Countess of 1865 Memorials of Adare manor. With historical notices of Adare, by the earl of Dunraven E.R.W. WyndhamQuin.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.