Burial ground in Lerrig North

This site, which is marked on the 1897 OS map as 'Tarmenerick' is reputed to be the burial place of St Erc. It is irregular in plan and is constructed of stone, now grassed over. The internal diameter measures 28m N-S and 18m E-W, and its maximum height above the surrounding land is 2.2m. There are two depressions in the interior. One in the W sector is oval in plan, measuring 6m x 1m x 6m deep, and SE of this is a circular depression measuring 8m N-S and .3m deep. Extending out of the SE sector is a bank, c 14m wide at the base, which runs SE for c 13m before being cut by a fieldbank running NE-S. Extending out from the SW end and running W for 9m, before turning S and extending for a further 10m, is a low, gently sloped bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 876. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Celtic Christian burial ground, likely 7th–9th century AD; associated with St Erc, an early Irish saint, indicating its ecclesiastical and regional historical significance.