Kilfountain
The D-shaped early church enclosure Kilfountain (or Kilfountan , Irish Cill Fhiontain ; - German Fintan's Church ) is northeast of the R559 (road) about three kilometers northwest of Dingle on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry in Ireland .
Kilfountain is typical of this type of enclosure in southwest Ireland. Inside the wall are the remains of a rectangular building and an oratory made of dry stone , as well as a porthole .
The square is known for its slim, club-like cross-slab , which has a Greek cross in a circle and a Chi-Rho symbol underneath . The Chi-Rho cross is formed from the first two characters of the Greek word for Christ . In Ogham script , the name of the alleged founder of Kilfountain, St. Fintan is inscribed in the margin.
literature
- Peter Harbison : Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Including a Selection of other Monuments not in State Care. 3rd edition. Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1992, ISBN 0-7171-3239-0 .
- Damian McManus: A guide to Ogam (= Maynooth Monograph. 4). To Sagart, Maynooth 1991, ISBN 1-870684-17-6 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 28.2 " N , 10 ° 18 ′ 23.8" W.