holy sites of ireland

Reask

County Kerry (Dingle Peninsula)

This site, like many others, is not mentioned in any historical document, excavation has shown it to be a site of significance. It is surrounded by a great cashel and has an Oratory with Slab Shrine, 42 graves, several clochans or beehive huts and a Cross Pillar Stone and several Cross Slabs. There may have been a wooden Oratory before the stone one.

OS 70 367 044 marked ‘An Riasc Lathair

see: Cuppage et al Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula p 336-45

see: Irish Monasticism, Cross Slabs and High Crosses


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