Reask
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.Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined early Monastic site, County Kerry
- Also known as: “An Riaisc”, “Reask Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site”, and “Riasc Monastic Settlement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballinrannig Stone and Ballywiheen.
Ballinrannig Stone
Historic site
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballinrannig Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1¼ km north of Reask.
Ballywiheen
Archaeological site
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballywiheen is a medieval Christian site and National Monument located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Ballywiheen is situated 1½ km southwest of Reask.
St. Vincent’s
Church
Photo: Irina Guerin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Vincent’s is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Reask.
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 2½ km north of Reask.
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 Reask.
Reask
- Categories: early ecclesiastical enclosure, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.16754° or 52° 10′ 3″ northLongitude
-10.38764° or 10° 23′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4F5J96+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 154889537OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2134878
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