Ballywiheen
Ballywiheen is a medieval Christian site and National Monument located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: national monument in Ireland
- Also known as: “Baile Uí Bhaoithín” and “Ballywiheen / Cahernagat (Ogham Site)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Vincent’s and Reask.
St. Vincent’s
Church
Photo: Irina Guerin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Vincent’s is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Ballywiheen.
Reask
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reask is a ruined early Monastic site located 1 km east of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry, Ireland. The remains of the site include the low remnants of buildings and enclosure walls and a cross-slab standing stone which sits in the middle of the compound. Reask is situated 1½ km northeast of Ballywiheen.
Rahinnane Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rahinnane Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Rahinnane Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Ballywiheen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyferriter and Ballynagall.
Ballyferriter
Village
Photo: N9LXI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis.
Ballynagall
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile na nGall, unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall. Ballynagall is situated 4 km northeast of Ballywiheen.
Ventry
Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 4½ km southeast of Ballywiheen.
Ballywiheen
- Categories: Ogham Site, national monument of Ireland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.15879° or 52° 9′ 32″ northLongitude
-10.407° or 10° 24′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4F5H5V+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1435852779OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2128513
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Ballywiheen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Raingiléis”
- German: “Raingiléis”
- German: “Reaglais”
- Irish: “Baile Uí Bhaoithín”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cathair na gCat and Tobermolagga.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Scoil An Fhirtearaigh and Ceann Sibeal.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ballywiheen”. Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.