Ballymorereagh
Ballymorereagh ( Irish An Baile Riabhach ) is a townland above Dingle- Harbor, on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry in Ireland . Here is a reconstructed, ship-shaped oratory (similar to the Gallarus Oratory ) made of dry stone , which is ascribed to St. Manchan, up to a height of about 2.75 m . The facility used between the 5th and 7th centuries is also and therefore also called Templemanaghan , Teampall Geal or "White Church".
There is a cross slab and an ogham stone that may mark his grave. Two other cross slabs, a burial ground and a basement are also nearby, as is Teampull Gael (also called White Church), an oratorio with an Oghamin script . Numerous smaller structures, most likely remains of beehive huts , were removed before the 1950s.
The ogham stone
The Ogham stone marked with a cross stands in front of the entrance to the oratory. The stone is 1.75 m high and has a cross-section of 0.56 m × 0.36 m. The only partially preserved inscription on the northeast corner reads "Qeniloci Maqi, Maqi-Ainia Muc ...". Another is "Fect Queniloc". Greek crosses are carved on the west and east side of the stone. Sabine Ziegler dated the stone to AD 400–700.
Basement
The basement, made up of at least three stone-built chambers , is inaccessible. In the case of basements , a distinction is made between “earth-cut”, “rock-cut”, “mixed”, “stone built” and “wooden” (e.g. Coolcran, County Fermanagh ).
purpose
The purpose of the basement is not entirely unknown since the Windwick excavation. Interpretations as defensive structures, stables or storage facilities were rejected. Most likely a cultic function.
Basement goods
Finds in basement are rare. However, found in several, e.g. B. Downview, in Westpark, near Belfast , flat pottery, which, although not datable, apparently dates from early Christian times in the northeastern part of the island. It is called Basement Ware , although it is more numerous in ring forts like Lissue and Ballyaghagan in County Antrim and in Crannógs like that in Lough Faughan in County Down or in settlements.
literature
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 108
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Armit: The abandonment of Souterrains: evolution, catastrophe or dislocation? In: Proc Soc Antiq Scot . tape 129 (1999) , pp. 577-596 ( online [PDF]).
- ↑ http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/2007/09/09/a-fresh-look-at-orkneys-earth-houses/
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 16.3 " N , 10 ° 19 ′ 52.6" W.