Beginish house explained

Beginish house
Native Name:	Teachín Bheiginse
Native Language:	ga
Other Name:	Beiginis house
Etymology:	"little island"
Location:	County Kerry
Nearest City:	Cahersiveen
Elevation:	13m (43feet)
Built:	c. 9th century AD
Owner:	In state guardianship
Designation1:	Irish National Monument
Designation1 Offname:	Beginish Stone-built house^[1]
Designation1 Number:	500

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]}

Notes and References

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