Kildreelig

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West flank of Bolus Head

The early church enclosure of Kildreelig (also Kilrelig - Irish Cill Rialaigh ) is located on the southeastern slopes of Bolus Head with a view of Ballinskelligs Bay in County Kerry in Ireland .

It has the shape of a cashel , the round walls of which can still be seen clearly on the lake side. In the western sector of the Cashel are the remains of a small oratory , a basement and the remains of round huts . There is an early cross plate near the oratory . The entrance to the basement is recognizable and its capstones are above the ground. In the northeast of the Cashel there is a Leacht cuimhne ( German  “memorial grave ), a Mass Rock ( German  “Altarstein” ) and a second cross plate. The early church enclosure dates from the 8th century at the latest.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 47'47.6 "  N , 10 ° 18'39.1"  W.