Ballinknockane

Ballinknockane
Native name
Irish: Baile an Chnocáin[1]
Location of Ballinknockane in Ireland
Type cillín, souterrain, hut sites
Etymology Irish: "settlement of the little hill"
Location Ballinknockane, Kilquane, County Kerry
Coordinates 52°14′00″N 10°17′53″W / 52.233438°N 10.298012°W / 52.233438; -10.298012Coordinates: 52°14′00″N 10°17′53″W / 52.233438°N 10.298012°W / 52.233438; -10.298012
Built 5th–8th centuries
Owner state[2]
Official name: Ballinknockane Burial ground & possible church; Hut sites and souterrain
Reference no. 221.1416

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

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 Google Books.
  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 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Clinton, Mark (13 October 2018). "The Souterrains of Ireland". Wordwell – via Google Books.
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