Eightercua

Eightercua Irish: Íoċtar Ċua, meaning ' "the place or holy place or harbor" that is Íoċ or "below" - the word is a specifically geographical term that does not adequately translate into English which does not designate a "place down below" with categorically geographical differentiation') is a four-stone alignment Megalithic tomb, located 1.5 km south-south-east of Waterville, Kerry, Ireland.

Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: stone tomb
Also known as: “Eightercua Stone Alignment”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Michael and All Angels Church and Loher Cashel.

St Michael and All Angels Church

Church

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St Michael and All Angels Church is situated 2 km northwest of Eightercua.

Loher Cashel

Archaeological site

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Loher Cashel is a stone ringfort and National Monument located on the Iveragh Peninsula, Ireland. Loher Cashel is situated 3 km south of Eightercua.

Church Island

Islet

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church Island, is a small island in Lough Currane, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the site of an early medieval monastery established by St. Fínán in the seventh century. Church Island is situated 3 km northeast of Eightercua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville and Caherdaniel.

Waterville

Village

Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterville, historically known as Currane, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane to the east and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, with the Currane River flowing between the two.

Caherdaniel

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caherdaniel is a village and townland in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road. Staigue fort, a stone ringfort, is nearby. Caherdaniel is situated 6 km southeast of Eightercua.