What is recorded here

Indicated is a small stone cell in County Kerry, Ireland, built with a sloping flagged floor and a narrow doorway that leans inward beneath a closed dome. Its southern angle rises above the adjoining cell, marking it as the tallest chamber in the group. The drain beneath the floor suggests water was expected, perhaps for washing or life itself. A person may have knelt there in darkness, listening to rain strike the slab above, knowing the stone could hold both breath and memory.

Clochán (Cell) C described in 1996 as follows; ''Clochaun C: The masonry of the S external angle of this structure surmounts that of the adjoining clochaun B [KE104A001033-]. The clochaun measures 2.85m x 2.45m internally at the level of its flagged floor, which slopes down towards the doorway and contains a covered drain. The doorway is 1.34m high, and inclines in elevation from a basal width of 0.64m to 0.5m under the head. The dome of the roof is closed by a single slab and is 3.55m high' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 278-90, no. 948 (7)). See attached LiDAR image of monastery with Clochán labelled 'Cell C' [No. 13], taken from Bourke, Hayden and Lynch 2011, 7. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 7 March 2022

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