What is recorded here

Death in Cill Fhaoláin was not hidden. It was cut shallow, stood upright, and left exposed to the sky on the west slopes of Knocknahoran. The cross-slab still holds that much: a thin line, a narrow stone, and a place where people kept returning to remember.

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. Cross-inscribed stone KE043-157006- measures .54m in height and .21 to .12m in width and its NE face bears a very thinly incised plain cross. 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 is likely medieval in date, given the form and context of Christian burial grounds in Ireland. It may have served as a gravemarker or waystone, reflecting early Christian practices or later folklore associated with the landscape.

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