Monumental Pillars

National Monument No. 519. Calluragh burial ground/An Cheallnúach: KE042-060001- is located about 1.25km E of the village of Ballyferriter on approximately the highest point in the townland with a good view to the N over Smerwick Harbour. (8) Cross-inscribed pillars and slabs: Stone A (KE042-060008-) is a tall thin slab of sandstone set at the N limits of the burial area and decorated with an encircled Greek cross from which are pendant spiral designs terminating in a pelta. The letters DNE are vertically inscribed on one side of the spiral design. L: 1.64m. W: .6m. Max. T: .26m. To see a 3D model of this stone visit: https://skfb.ly/MDuo The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 874. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

Monumental Pillars, An Riasc are likely associated with the Bronze Age and may have functioned as ritual or ceremonial markers within the surrounding burial landscape. Their alignment and positioning suggest a possible connection to funerary practices or territorial demarcation, though specific folklore or detailed use remains unrecorded.