Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed pillar
An Riasc, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Riasc
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Monumental Pillars
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monumental Pillars
- Coordinates
- 52.16745, -10.38737
- SMR number
- KE042-060008-
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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
National Monument No. 519. Calluragh burial ground/An Cheallnúach: KE042-060001- is located about 1.25km E of the village of Ballyferriter on approximately the highest point in the townland with a good view to the N over Smerwick Harbour.
(8) Cross-inscribed pillars and slabs: Stone A (KE042-060008-) is a tall thin slab of sandstone set at the N limits of the burial area and decorated with an encircled Greek cross from which are pendant spiral designs terminating in a pelta. The letters DNE are vertically inscribed on one side of the spiral design. L: 1.64m. W: .6m. Max. T: .26m.
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The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 874. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 9 August 2013
References
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Shrineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.