Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Baile An Chalaidh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile An Chalaidh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.16965, -10.43886
- SMR number
- KE042-038004-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 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
Kilbeg/An Chill Bheag: A subrectangular enclosure KE042-038001- located about 30m E of Kilmore. The cross-inscribed bullaun stone and the 3 cross-inscribed stones that lie within the site are probably the penitential stations noted on the OS maps.
The centre of the enclosure is occupied by a rectangular mound of stones with a slightly depressed interior. It measures 11.1m NE-SW x c. 5.5m NW-SE x c. 0.4m in height and 3 stones stand upright near its W edge. Curran (no. 26) suggested that the mound was formerly a church but it is possible that it accumulated gradually as pilgrims to the site deposited stones while performing rounds.
Cross-inscribed stones formerly stood at each corner of the enclosure (Curran) but only two of these remain in situ; a 3rd lies loose against the S wall and the 4th is now missing.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 815. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.