Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht
Sceilg Mhichíl, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sceilg Mhichíl
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77232, -10.53876
- SMR number
- KE104A001050-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Leacht described in 1996 as follows; 'The remains of this rectangular drystone structure 1.65m x 0.85m x 0.75m high, were revealed during the excavation of the upper terrace [KE104A001105-]. It appears to be coeval with the smaller oratory [KE104A001040-] and the surrounding paving (Lynch 1988, 17)' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 286, no. 948 (15)).
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 9 March 2022
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Lynch, A. 1988 Sceillig Mhichíl, Skellig Rock Great: early Christian monastic site. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1987: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 17-18. Dublin. Organisation of Irish Archaeologists.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.