Reask

Reask (Irish: Riasc) 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.

Some of the artefacts found in the excavation at Reask, including some of the cross-inscribed stones, are on display in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, which is in the nearby village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. The Reask Cross Pillar is similar to the pillars found nearby at Kilfountain and Kilmalkedar on the Dingle Peninsula.

The site is a National Monument in state care.

References

1 2 Harbison, Peter (1992). Guide to the National and Historic Monuments of Ireland (3 ed.). Gill & Macmillan. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7171-1956-1.
↑ Cuppage, Judith (1986). Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula. Bennett Isabel; Cotter, Clare; O Rahilly, Celie. Ballyferriter: Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. pp. 336–345. ISBN 978-0-906096-06-2.
↑ Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0856402128.
↑ "Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: Exhibitions". Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
↑ Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 553. ISBN 0 906362 43 1.

Sources

McNally, Kenneth. "Ireland's Ancient Stones". Belfast: Appletree Press, 2006. ISBN 0-86281-996-2
Noonan, Damien. "Castles & Ancient Monuments of Ireland". London: Arum Press, 2001. ISBN 1-85410-752-6
Fanning, Thomas. "Excavation of an Early Christian Cemetery and Settlement at Reask, County Kerry, 1981, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Vol.81C, p67-172

External links

Entry at megalithicireland.com

52°10′2.74″N 10°23′16.02″W / 52.1674278°N 10.3877833°W / 52.1674278; -10.3877833

[harbison-1] 1 2 Harbison, Peter (1992). Guide to the National and Historic Monuments of Ireland (3 ed.). Gill & Macmillan. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7171-1956-1.

[cuppage-2] Cuppage, Judith (1986). Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula. Bennett Isabel; Cotter, Clare; O Rahilly, Celie. Ballyferriter: Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. pp. 336–345. ISBN 978-0-906096-06-2.

[3] Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0856402128.

[4] "Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: Exhibitions". Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

[5] Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 553. ISBN 0 906362 43 1.