
What is recorded here
Carrig Island in County Kerry holds a semi-circular enclosure within its larger ecclesiastical site. A low earthen bank still marks the curve, while a later field boundary cuts across the east and swallows the holy well at the north end. The place has changed from sacred ground to farmed terrain, yet the old shape remains visible beneath the new lines.
Semi-circular shaped area enclosed by low earthen bank within the NW quadrant of the ecclesiastical enclosure (KE002-008003-) transected at E by post-1700 field boundary (Toal 1995, 208, no. 830). Holy Well (KE002-008002-) incorporated into field boundary at N end of enclosure.
See attached plan of Carrig Island ecclesiastical enclosure taken from North Kerry Survey
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 7 January 2022
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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