What is recorded here

Enclosure in Kilgulbin East is a wet, rocky ecclesiastical site in County Kerry, Ireland, where a rough square stone wall still stands beside possible church foundations. The place belongs to the old religious landscape of North Kerry, and its chambers, mounds and depressions suggest worship, burial or domestic life within a bounded holy area. The stream beside it has carried rain, footsteps and forgotten prayers for centuries.

Ecclesiastical enclosure KE021-051---- is situated NW of a small stream which flows NE. The surrounding land is low-lying, wet and rocky. The enclosure is possibly a trivallate ecclesiastical enclosure, within which is a square stone enclosure (KE021-051001-), possible foundations of a church (KE021-051002-), mounds and depressions (KE021-051003-). The stone, roughly square enclosure is 31m N-S and 30m E-W with walls 2m thick. In its NE sector is a sub-square structure which is possibly the church remains; it is 8.3m N-S x 7.5m E-W, with walls c 1.2m thick. SW of this are at least four small mounds and a scattering of stones, while to the W is a small depression. See also Ardfert Cathedral (KE020-046002-), Glenderry (KE013-023001-) and Glandahalin East (KE014-001----). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 838. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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