Beenbane

Beenbane
Native name
An Bhinn Bháin (Irish)
Beenbane is located in Ireland
Beenbane
Location of Beenbane in Ireland
Etymology"the white peak"
LocationBeenbane
Nearest cityWaterville
Coordinates51°49′55″N 10°09′25″W / 51.831944°N 10.156944°W / 51.831944; -10.156944
OwnerState
Official nameBeenbane [1]
Reference no.380 & 492

Beenbane is an ancient site and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2]

Beenbane is located on the Iveragh Peninsula, to the west of Lough Currane.[3][4]

Beenbane contains a calluragh, hut sites, cross slab, enclosure, souterrain, cross, boulder burial[5] and standing stones.[6]

References

  1. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship : Kerry" (PDF). National Monuments Service (Ireland). 4 March 2009. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Henry, Françoise (3 September 2017). "Three Engraved Slabs in the Neighbourhood of Waterville (Kerry) and the Cross on Skellig Michael". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 78 (2): 175–177. JSTOR 25510658.
  3. ^ "Draft Kerry County Development Plan 2015-2021, volume 2" (PDF). Kerry County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ Carver, Martin (3 September 2017). The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843831259. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John; Survey, South West Kerry Archaeological (3 September 1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Henry, Françoise; Marsh-Micheli, Geneviève (3 September 1985). Studies in Early Christian and Medieval Irish Art: Sculpture and Architecture. David Brown Book Company. ISBN 9780907132233 – via Google Books.