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Cross-inscribed stone in An Baile Riabhach

Cross-inscribed stone

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Ten metres north of the white temple, a large boulder lies on the lower slopes of Lateevemore, facing Dingle Harbour. Its west face carries a small Latin cross and another cross trapped inside an irregular circle. The stone has watched the valley through centuries of rain and memory, marking death and prayer in the same breath.
Templemanaghan/Teampall Mhanacháin or Teampall Geal (KE043-140001-) and its associated burial ground lie on the lower E slopes of Lateevemore and command a magnificent view over Dingle Harbour and the Milltown valley. Cross-slabs: (1) KE043-140005- Fig. 151a This large boulder lies c. 10m to N of the oratory and measures 1.55m in length SE-NW, .62m in height and .15 to .4m in thickness. A small Latin cross and a Latin cross within an irregular circle are inscribed on its W face; the terminals of the latter are slightly expanded. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 824. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See attached photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke Date of upload: 8 August 2013

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