What is recorded here

Temple Dermot stood in a hidden pocket on Mullaghanattin mountain, guarding a grave for Dearmuid O'Dinna before disappearing entirely. The loss transforms the site into a living warning about how quickly human marks vanish. Memory, not stone, must carry the dead when the earth reclaims even their temples.

Temple Dermot / Teampall Diarmada: A rectangular structure is indicated at this location on the first edition of the OS map and is marked ‘site of’ on the second edition. It was located on a level terrace on the S side of Mullaghanattin mountain, in a coom known as 'The Pocket'. It affords extensive views to S over Kenmare Bay and the Beara Peninsula. No trace of the site survives. It was recorded in the OSNB as the 'ruins of a small house' that contained the grave (KE082-022003-) of 'Dearmuid O'Dinna' in its SW corner (Templeno, 22). In the OSRNB it was recorded as 'the site of an ancient church or hermitage of Dermot'. The nature of this site is unclear. The foundations of a small hut (KE082-069----) are located about 100m to the SE. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 942. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

A rectangular Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial structure; its significance lies in its potential association with the broader Temple Dermot passage tomb complex.

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