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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox monastery Ballywiheen is a medieval Christian site and National Monument located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

Location

Ballywiheen is located 800 m (half a mile) south of Ballyferriter, on the south side of Croaghmarhin mountain.

History

There was an early Christian settlement here, also called Raingiléis.[5][6]

The Ogham stone was erected as a grave marker c. AD 500–550. In the 1880s it was broken open in search of gold.[7]

Excavations in 1998 turned up a stone lamp and flint scraper.[8]

Description

Файл:Ancient Christian site (Lathair Luathre Chriostai) - geograph.org.uk - 219843.jpg
The cross slab (foreground) and ruined oratory.
Файл:Ruined church and burial ground at Ballywiheen - geograph.org.uk - 220018.jpg
View of the church and burial ground.

Ballywiheen is surrounded by an enclosure Шаблон:Convert in diameter. In the eastern part are the remains of an early drystone oratory. To the west are two mounds — these mark the location of two leachtaí (stone altars).

There is also a cross slab (decorated with Maltese cross),[9] grave mounds (suggestive of a calluragh burial ground).

There is also a stone cross 123 cm (four feet) in height.[10]

Cathair na gCat

The name Cathair na gCat means "the cat's stone fort" (the "cat" referred to is possibly the "tree cat", i.e. the pine marten.) This is a stone fort (cashel) located immediately south of Ballywiheen Christian site. It contains two stone huts and a possible souterrain.

The Ogham stone (dated to the early 6th century AD)[11] reads TOGITTACC MAQI SAGARET[TOS], "of Toicthech son of Sáraid."[12][13][14]

References

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