Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Baile An Chalaidh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile An Chalaidh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.17252, -10.42538
- SMR number
- KE042-040----
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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
A drystone-built grave of 'average size' was discovered here on the W side of a field fence about 40 years ago (local information). There are conflicting reports as to whether it contained bones or not. About a metre from the E side of the same field fence is a feature known locally as a 'liosachán'. This consists of a confused, stony area, c. 10.8m E-W x c. 13m N-S and c. 0.3 to .5m high, incorporating a single orthostat .5m high. Its classification and relationship to the grave are not known.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 195. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 4 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.