Kilfountan monastic settlement

Kilfountan monastic settlement is a cemetery in , . Kilfountan monastic settlement is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near the archaeological site .
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: early Christian monastic settlement in County Kerry, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Calluragh Burial Ground”, “Kilfountan Graveyard”, and “Kilfountan monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Manchan’s Oratory and Gallarus Oratory.

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St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal is a medieval oratory and National Monument in , Ireland. is situated 1½ km west of Kilfountan monastic settlement.

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The is an oratory on the , , Ireland. It has been presented variously as an early-Christian stone church by antiquary Charles Smith, in 1756; a 12th-century Romanesque church by archaeologist Peter Harbison in 1970; a shelter for pilgrims by the same in 1994. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kilfountan monastic settlement.

Archaeological site
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is a National Monument located in , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Kilfountan monastic settlement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dingle and Ventry.

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is the only sizable town on the Peninsula in , some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour.

Village
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Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in , some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. is situated 4½ km southwest of Kilfountan monastic settlement.

Village
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Baile na nGall, unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the of , Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall. is situated 6 km northwest of Kilfountan monastic settlement.

Kilfountan monastic settlement

Latitude
52.15783° or 52° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
-10.30665° or 10° 18′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C4F5M5V+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 771679923
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­grave_yard
Wiki­data ID
Q1432461
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Highlights include Kilfountan Church and Tobernaplaw.

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