Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
An Riasc, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Riasc
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16731, -10.38739
- SMR number
- KE042-060009-
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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 B (KE042-060009-) is a sandstone slab which had been reset as part of the rectilinear ceallúnach enclosure. It is decorated with a large Latin cross with bifurcated terminals and 2 small crosslets in the upper angles. A horizontal bar is carved above the head of the cross. L: .8m. W: .4m. T: .2m.
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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.
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Shrineunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.