Temple cashel

The roofless oratory Templecashel ( Irish Teampall an Chaisil ) is located in Ballynabloun on St Finan's Bay in County Kerry . It is one of about 20 boat-shaped ( English boat-shaped ) oratorios of iroschottischen Church in Ireland .

The best preserved example is the Gallarus Oratory on the Dingle Peninsula . As with most oratorios of this type, Ballynabloun has no roof. Over the years, these roofs tend to sag, which eventually leads to collapse. Like the oratory at Ballymorereagh , Templecashel stands on an artificial terrace . In comparison to other oratorios, longer stones have been used here.

See also

• Killelton Oratory

literature

• 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 .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 52.2 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 3"  W.