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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentioned19th century
What to look for
- Graveyard
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
Kilfountan Church and Calluragh burial ground/Teampall Fionntain: A roughly D-shaped or sub-oval enclosure within which are the remains of an oratory and rectangular hut, a cross-inscribed ogham stone and a bullaun stone. A quernstone from the site, probably of Disc A type (Caulfield 1969, 64 and 69), is now in the Museum in Cork.
Full archaeological record 156 words
Kilfountan Church and Calluragh burial ground/Teampall Fionntain: A roughly D-shaped or sub-oval enclosure within which are the remains of an oratory and rectangular hut, a cross-inscribed ogham stone and a bullaun stone. A quernstone from the site, probably of Disc A type (Caulfield 1969, 64 and 69), is now in the Museum in Cork. Children were still being buried here in the 19th century (OSNB Kildrum, 31). The site is located in the low-lying, level plain that lies N of Dingle Harbour.
Oratory (KE043-144003-): In the SE sector of the enclosure are the remains of a dry stone oratory 3.75m ESE-WNW x 3.15m NNE-SSW internally. The S, E and W walls are only partially preserved, but the corbel-built N wall stands to a height of 1.38m and is 1.8m thick. The doorway in the W wall, .7m wide, now lacks its head; a large flag lying in the interior may originally have been a door lintel.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 8 August 2013 · Based on the J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Kilfountan Church
Other heritage nearby
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Walks and trails
- Cosan na Naomh (Saints Road)Pilgrim Path · 17.7 km · nearest point 3.0 km
- Dingle WayLong Distance Waymarked Way · 163.0 km · nearest point 3.2 km
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- Fionntrá (Ventry)Beaches · 4.9 km · Excellent Quality (2025)
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