Beenbane

Beenbane is an ancient site and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2]

Beenbane
Native name Irish: An Bhinn Bháin
Location of Beenbane in Ireland
Etymology	"the white peak"
Location	Beenbane
Nearest city	Waterville
Coordinates	51.831944°N 10.156944°W
Owner	State
National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Beenbane Calluragh, hut sites, cross slab, enclosure, souterrain, cross, standing stones[1]
Reference no.	380 & 492

Beenbane is located on the Iveragh Peninsula, to the west of Lough Currane.[3][4]

Beenbane contains a calluragh, hut sites, cross slab, enclosure, souterrain, cross, boulder burial[5] and standing stones.[6]

References

1. "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship : Kerry" (PDF). National Monuments Service (Ireland). 4 March 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. Henry, Françoise (3 September 2017). "Three Engraved Slabs in the Neighbourhood of Waterville (Kerry) and the Cross on Skellig Michael". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 78 (2): 175–177. JSTOR 25510658.
3. http://atomik.kerrycoco.ie/ebooks/devplan/pdfs/Vol2/protected.pdf
4. Carver, Martin (3 September 2017). The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843831259 – via Google Books.
5. O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John; Survey, South West Kerry Archaeological (3 September 1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847 – via Google Books.
6. Henry, Françoise; Marsh-Micheli, Geneviève (3 September 1985). Studies in Early Christian and Medieval Irish Art: Sculpture and Architecture. David Brown Book Company. ISBN 9780907132233 – via Google Books.