Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Long Island, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Long Island
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.88055, -10.40018
- SMR number
- KE087-033005-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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
Possible Oratory: The sod-covered foundations of this rectangular structure are located N of the internal enclosure (KE087-033007-), close to the centre of the site. They measure .5m high internally and are 1.5m wide. Internally the building measures 2.7m E-W x 2.3m N-S. A large slab set on end occurs on either side of a .7m wide entrance gap at W.
The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 966. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 13 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.