Ballinknockane

Ballinknockane is the location of a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[3]

Ballinknockane
Native name
Irish: Baile an Chnocáin[1]
Location of Ballinknockane in Ireland
Typecillín, souterrain, hut sites
EtymologyIrish: "settlement of the little hill"
LocationBallinknockane, Kilquane, County Kerry
Coordinates52.233438°N 10.298012°W / 52.233438; -10.298012
Built5th–8th centuries
Ownerstate[2]
Official nameBallinknockane Burial ground & possible church; Hut sites and souterrain
Reference no.221.1416

Location

Ballinknockane is located west of Mount Brandon and south of the Brandon Stream; it is 7.3 km (4.5 mi) northeast of Murreagh.

Description

The national monument consists of a cillín (calluragh), an unconsecrated burial ground. Nearby is a cashel (stone ringfort) with souterrain (underground storage tunnel) and several hut sites.[4][5]

Hut sites include:

  • Cloghaunnageragh ("Sheep Hut")
  • Cloghaunglass ("Green Hut")
  • Lisnagraigue

References

  1. "Baile an Chnocáin/Ballinknockane". Logainm.ie.
  2. http://cdp.kerrycoco.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1_national_monuments.pdf
  3. Harbison, Peter (1 May 1975). Guide to the national monuments in the Republic of Ireland: including a selection of other monuments not in state care. Gill & Macmillan via Internet Archive. Ballinknockane.
  4. Meeting, European Association of Archaeologists; Henderson, Jon C. (1 January 2000). The Prehistory and Early History of Atlantic Europe: Papers from a Session Held at the European Association of Archaeologists Fourth Annual Meeting in Göteborg 1998. Archaeopress. ISBN 9781841710624 via Google Books.
  5. Clinton, Mark (13 October 2018). The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857493 via Google Books.
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