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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Illauntannig Island Alternative Name: Oilean Sennaigh, St Sennach's IslandCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 14.824 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Kerry Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Castlegregory Nearest Village: Fahamore
Map Ref: Q621211
Latitude: 52.324641N Longitude: 10.023347W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Cross in Co. Kerry
The island of Illauntannig (Oilean Sennaigh) is located 5 miles north of Castlegregory and a mile or so off the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula. On the island are the remains of a 6th century monatery, founded by St Sennach, and a ruined medieval church in a monastic burial ground. Also, there is a Celtic cross, three bee-hive huts, two oratories, souterain and two roughly built stone altars, all enclosed within a cashel wall.
The Celtic cross is 5-6 feet tall and is made from a thin slab of stone; it is referred to as a three-armed slab cross but other than that rather a plain or crude monument. At its side, down on the ground, is a flat stone with a small hole at its centre - this was probably used for baptisms. At the other side of the cross a large dry-stone altar (leacht) stands right up against the cross - one of two at this site.
The three bee-hive huts or hermits cells still stand to there original height but they are now roofless. Nothing much remains of the 6th century monastery apart from a ruined church once dedicated to St Sennach or Seannach, a disciple of St Finnian, who died between 580-590 CE. His brother was the famous St Senan of Scattery Island.
[Please note you will need to make use of a boat to get to the island, its to far to swim, so please enquire at the village of Fahamore on the Dingle Peninsula].
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