Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Holed stone
An Baile íochtarach (par. Cill Dromann), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Baile íochtarach (par. Cill Dromann)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16044, -10.32049
- SMR number
- KE043-130006-
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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
In 2010 a graveyard survey carried out by Laurence Dunne recorded the following details about Holed-stone No. 1120: 'Kildrum Graveyard is situated on the N side of the Dingle Peninsula 4km NE of Dingle. It is situated on an elevated site at 50m OD on the lower ENE slopes of Leathaoibh with views S over Dingle Harbour and Mount Brandon to the NE. The old graveyard [KE043-130001-] is studded with around three hundred small unnamed headstones, notched grave markers and cross-slabs that are disposed around the interior. The spatial and density patterning of these gravemarkers most likely reflect the location of the medieval church [KE043-130----] and also the oval enclosure that is evident on the 1st Ed OS map of 1841. There are no visible, above ground, coherent, remains of the medieval church of Kildrum today. Three holed-stones, (1098, 1120 & 1122), were recorded within the old burial ground at Kildrum. Holed-stone (1120) of local sandstone with a small hour–glass perforation, diameter 25mm, centrally disposed. The stone is somewhat gable shaped of un-dressed sandstone 0.46m x 0.41m x 0.045m. Interestingly there is a small circular notch at the top of the stone as well that may reflect either a deliberate notch or a broken previous attempt at perforation. This notched section of the slab has also been roughly trimmed.
See attached plan and photographs courtesy of Laurence Dunne
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Laurence Dunne
Date of upload: 27 June 2022
References
Dunne, L. 2010 Archaeological Survey, Kildrum, Dingle, Co. Kerry. Unpublished report for The Heritage Office, Kerry County Council (SMR file).
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.