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Ballinskelligs Church and Graveyard, Waterville Archaeological Survey, Ballinskelligs Abbey and Graveyard, Ballinskelligs, Waterville, Co. Kerry. September 2012 Client: The Heritage Offi ce, Kerry County Council, County Buildings, Ratass, Tralee, Co. Kerry. RMP No.: KE097-036 Archaeological Surveyor: Daire Dunne Contact details: 3 Lios na Lohart, Ballyvelly, Tralee, Written by: Laurence Dunne Co. Kerry. Tel.: 0667120706 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.ldarch.ie Archaeological Survey, Ballinskelligs Abbey and Graveyard, Ballinskelligs, Waterville, Co. Kerry. Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................2 Site Location ..........................................................................................................................................3 General ....................................................................................................................................................3 Approach, Entrance and Boundaries .............................................................................................5 Services ...................................................................................................................................................6 Pathways .................................................................................................................................................7 Tombs .......................................................................................................................................................7 Named Headstones .............................................................................................................................8 Footstones ..............................................................................................................................................9 Graveslabs ...............................................................................................................................................9 Unnamed, unhewn, gravemarkers ................................................................................................10 Notched gravemarkers ......................................................................................................................10 Architectural fragments.....................................................................................................................11 Cross-slabs ..............................................................................................................................................11 Quern ......................................................................................................................................................12 Summary of recommendations ......................................................................................................12 References ..............................................................................................................................................14 Figures .....................................................................................................................................................16 Plates .......................................................................................................................................................19 Laurence Dunne Archaeology ii Archaeological Survey, Ballinskelligs Abbey and Graveyard, Ballinskelligs, Waterville, Co. Kerry. Appendix 1 Tombs ..............................................................................................................................37 Appendix 2 Named Headstones ....................................................................................................39 Appendix 3 Footstones .....................................................................................................................65 Appendix 4 Graveslabs ......................................................................................................................68 Appendix 5 Notched Headstones ..................................................................................................69 Appendix 6 Architectural Fragments ............................................................................................70 Appendix 7 Cross Slabs ......................................................................................................................73 Appendix 8 Quern Stones .................................................................................................................73 Copyright Notice: Please note that all original information contained within this report, including all original drawings, photographs, text and all other printed matter deemed to be the writer’s, remains the property of the writer and Laurence Dunne Archaeology and so may not be reproduced or used in any form without the written consent of the writer or Laurence Dunne Archaeology. Laurence Dunne Archaeology iii Archaeological Survey, Ballinskelligs Abbey and Graveyard, Ballinskelligs, Waterville, Co. Kerry. List of Figures Figure 1: Site location map. Extract from OSI online mapping. Ballinskelligs graveyard encircled. .............................................................................................................................. 16 Figure 2: Archaeological survey plan of Ballinskelligs abbey and graveyard. ........................ 17 Figure 3: Complex of monuments at Ballinskelligs. Extract from NMS online database. .....18 List of Plates Plate 1: View of interior of S limits of Ballinskelligs grave yard from W ...............................19 Plate 2: View of interior of S limits of Ballinskelligs grave yard from SW. Note OPW ongoing conservation works ..................................................................................................19 Plate 3: View from SE of conserved Abbey Church ..............................................................20 Plate 4: View from NE of Ballinskelligs Abbey & Graveyard. Note current conserva- tion works on refectory area and un-conserved, overgrown house structure at centre. Further note step-stile in boundary wall ...............................................................................20 Plate 5: View from NE of interior of un-conserved house structure in the N limits of the burial ground ........................................................................................................................21 Plate 6: View from NE of robust E seawall that forms the E boundary of the grave- ya rd. Note t he destroyed rema ins of t he medieva l buildings from historic encroachment from the sea. Further note the poor informal pathway ..........................................................21 Plate 7: View from E of N limits of graveyard. Note informal gravel path and denud- ed grass covered remains of two house structures amongst the burial markers. Further note general high grass cover and overgrown ivy-clad N boundary wall ................................22 Plate 8: View of SW limits of Ballinskelligs graveyard. Note grass cut- ting underway and severe unmanaged ivy growth on boundary wall encroach- i n g o n n u m e r o u s h e a d s t o n e s a n d g r a v e p l o t s . F u r t h e r n o t e t h e n u m e r o u s l o w u n h e w n gravemarkers that are not visible when the grass is high ........................................................22 Plate 9: View W from entrance gates of narrow approach and entire lack of parking that is choked by the presence of only three vehicles. Note the decrepit fence around the KCC sewerage fcility on right ............................................................................................... 23 Plate 10: View from W of KCC sewerage facility that abuts the NW boundary wall of Bal- linskelligs medieval Abbey and Graveyard - a National Monument in State ownership. Further note the absence of any eff ective dedicated carparking and restricted turning area ...23 Plate 11: Exterior view from W of the entrance to Ballinskelligs Abbey & Graveyard. Note inability of rusty gate to open fully and further note overgrown pier and general untidy entrance .....................................................................................................................24 Plate 12: View from E along N boundary area of Ballinskelligs Graveyard. Note overgrown nature and breach in the wall ..............................................................................24 Plate 13: View from W of exterior S boundary wall in good order. Note remains of Castle-Casleán Beag, within the SE corner of graveyard ....................................................... 25 Laurence Dunne Archaeology iv Archaeological Survey, Ballinskelligs Abbey and Graveyard, Ballinskelligs, Waterville, Co. Kerry. Plate 14: View from N of step-stile in NE section of N boundary wall ................................ 25 Plate 15: Close-up of decrepit run-down entrance to KCC sewerage facility at Ballinskelligs Graveyard ........................................................................................................26 Plate 16: View from E at low water of concrete encased sewerage outfall pipe beside the E seawall around Ballinskelligs Abbey & Graveyard .............................................................26 Plate 17: View of ruptured and separated active sewerage outfall pipe in foreshore at low water beside Ballinskelligs Abbey & Graveyard ....................................................................27
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