Killelton Church Explained
| Killelton Church |
| Native Name: | Cill Eiltín[1] |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 52.2281°N -9.8737°W |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Denomination: | Catholic (pre-Reformation) |
| Dedication: | Saint Eltan |
| Functional Status: | ruined |
| Embedded: | | Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland | | Designation1 Number: | 593 | | Designation1 Offname: | Killelton Church[2] |
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| Style: | Romanesque |
| Years Built: | 9th/10th century AD |
| Length: | 5m (16feet) |
| Width: | 3.5m (11.5feet) |
| Floor Count: | 1 |
| Floor Area: | 17.5m2 |
| Materials: | stone, clay,[3] mortar[4] |
| Diocese: | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
Killelton Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[5] [6]
Location
Killelton Church is east-northeast of Camp, County Kerry, lying to the south of the N86 road.[7]
History
St Eltan founded the church here.[8] The stone structure is dated to the 9th/10th century AD.[9]
Restoration took place in 1984, and a holed stone was found, similar to those at Gallarus.
Description
Killelton is an oratory with a rectangular enclosure, two rectangular buildings and a bullaun.[10]
There is a plinth at the bottom of the north and south walls, a feature characteristic of many early oratories.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: In the kingdom of Kerry. Richard. Hayward. 9 September 2017. W. Tempest, Dundalgan press. Google Books.
- Web site: National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship . 4 March 2009 . National Monuments Service . Ireland . 12 May 2021 .
- Book: Ó'Carragáin, Tomás. Churches in Early Medieval Ireland: Architecture, Ritual and Memory. 9 September 2017. Yale University Press. 9780300154443. Google Books.
- Web site: The Architectural Review. 9 September 2017. Architectural Press Limited. Google Books.
- Book: Somerville, Christopher. The road to Roaringwater: a walk down the west of Ireland. 9 September 1993. HarperCollins. 9780246137623. Google Books.
- Web site: Report and Proceedings of the Belfast Natural History & Philosophical Society. Belfast Natural History and Philosophical. Society. 9 September 1893. The Society. Google Books.
- Web site: Killelton Church, near Camp.
- 25508580. Kilmakilloge, County Kerry. Miss. Hickson. 9 September 1899. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 9. 1. 18–20.
- Web site: Pilgrims called to Kerry's Camino - The Irish Catholic. www.irishcatholic.ie.
- Web site: Killelton, County Kerry. www.earlychristianireland.net.
- Web site: Historical Tralee and surrounding areas. www.facebook.com.
