Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Holed stone
Killoluaig, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killoluaig
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.88716, -10.27368
- SMR number
- KE088-010005-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in level pasture, KE088-010002- occupies a roughly rectangular area which is delimited by modern field boundaries. Within this is an oval-shaped enclosure, an earthwork complex and a number of house sites. The enclosure contains a leacht and a gable-shrine, a holed stone, and numerous uninscribed grave-markers which relate to the use of the site as a ceallúnach (OSNB Killemlagh, 20). A pillar stone is incorporated into the external face of the enclosing element at S. A second ceallúnach (KE088-011001-) is located a short distance to E.
Holed Stone (KE088-010005-): Re-used as a burial marker, this stone is located near the E limits of the enclosure KE088-010012-). Trapezoidal in elevation, it measures .4m x .45m x .06m thick and features a small central perforation, .02m in diameter.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 960. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Shrineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.