What is recorded here

Killelane burial ground on the western slopes of Knocknahoran holds two cross-slabs, grave mounds and the faint trace of an older circular enclosure. One stone rises sixty-six centimetres, bearing a Latin cross with slightly widened ends on its southern face. People may have walked this steep ground for generations, marking death and memory before written records reached the valley. The slab still stands where the slope drops away, quiet and unbroken.

Killelane burial ground (KE043-157002-) Cill Fhaoláin: Situated on the W slopes of Knocknahoran, this rectangular burial ground is occupied by grave mounds and markers, the possible remains of an earlier circular enclosure, a leacht, 2 cross-slabs and the foundations of a rectangular building. One of the cross-inscribed stones (KE043-157004-) measures .66m in height x .2m in width and bears on its S face a Latin cross with slightly expanded terminals to head and arms. To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6ZAKV The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 851. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

Cross-slab in Cill Fhaoláin likely dates to the early Christian period, given the presence of a cross-carved slab in a burial context. Such stones often served as grave markers or memorials, reflecting Christian funerary traditions in rural Ireland.

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