Church Island (Valentia Harbor)
| Church Island | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 56 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Church Island ( Irish : Oileán an Teampaill ) is an island in Valentia Harbor in County Kerry in Ireland .
On the island next to Beginish Island there used to be a monastery , about the history of which nothing is known. It was one of the earliest forms of Irish monastery with a wooden oratory and a round hut . Later, a rectangular stone oratory was built using the dry stone technique, comparable to the famous Gallarus Oratory . The round hut and another rectangular building were also made of stone with a thatched roof. In later times the entire complex was framed by a peribolus . A cross stone with an ogam-Inscription was found during the excavation. The church is said to date from AD 750 or later.
literature
- Peter Harbison : Pre-christian Ireland - From the first Settlers to the early Celts . London 1988, p. 107 ISBN 0-500-27809-1