Beginish house

Beginish house
Native name
Teachín Bheiginse (Irish)
Beiginis house
View over Beginish Island; the Viking house is visible as a stone ring at centre
Etymology"little island"
LocationCounty Kerry
Nearest cityCahersiveen
Coordinates51°56′20″N 10°17′24″W / 51.938991°N 10.289963°W / 51.938991; -10.289963
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Builtc. 9th century AD
OwnerIn state guardianship
Official nameBeginish Stone-built house[1]
Reference no.500
Beginish house is located in Ireland
Beginish house
Location of Beginish house in Ireland

The Beginish house is a stone house and National Monument associated with the Viking period, located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4][5]

Location

The Beginish house is located in Canroe (An Ceann Rua, "the red headland"), on the eastern part of Beginish Island, an island in Valentia Harbour.[6][7]

History

The settlement at Beginish was inhabited by Vikings between the 9th and 12th centuries AD.[8]

Description

8 stone houses were associated with field systems, 8 cairns and 15 animal shelters.[9][10]

A runic inscription was found used as lintel for a house, and a bone pin and comb were found.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ Mould, Daphne Desirée Charlotte Pochin (3 September 1978). Valentia: portrait of an island. Blackwater Press. ISBN 978-0-905471-06-8 – via Internet Archive. beginish.
  3. ^ Klindt-Jensen, Ole (3 September 1970). The world of the Vikings. R. B. Luce – via Internet Archive. beginish house viking.
  4. ^ "Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland". Society. 3 September 1995 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Sheehan, John; Hansen, Steffen Stummann; Ó Corráin, Donnchadh (3 September 2017). "A Viking Age Maritime Haven: A Reassessment of the Island Settlement at Beginish, Co. Kerry". The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 10: 93–119. JSTOR 30001672.
  6. ^ Crowley, John; Sheehan, John (3 September 2017). The Iveragh Peninsula: a cultural atlas of the Ring of Kerry. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1-85918-430-1 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ J., Sheehan; Hansen, Stummann; Corráin, S. and Ó. (2001). "A Viking-age maritime haven: a reassessment of the island settlement at Beginish, Co. Kerry". Journal of Irish Archaeology. 10: 93–119.
  8. ^ Valante, Mary A. (2008). The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanization. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 9781846820939.
  9. ^ Activeme.ie. "Beginish Island, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland – Wild Atlantic Way - Activeme.ie". www.activeme.ie.
  10. ^ Laing, Lloyd Robert (29 June 2006). The Archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland: C.AD 400 - 1200. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521838627 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Martin, Francis X. (3 September 1988). Settlement and society in medieval Ireland: studies presented to F.X. Martin. Boethius Press. ISBN 9780863141430 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The Viking Period - Kerry Gems".


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