The Beginish house is a stone house and National Monument associated with the Viking period, located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4][5]
| Beginish house | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Teachín Bheiginse | |
| Beiginis house | |
 View over Beginish Island; the Viking house is visible as a stone ring at centre | |
| Etymology | "little island" |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Nearest city | Cahersiveen |
| Coordinates | 51°56′20″N 10°17′24″W / 51.938991°N 10.289963°W |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Built | c. 9th century AD |
| Owner | In state guardianship |
| Official name | Beginish Stone-built house[1] |
| Reference no. | 500 |
  Location of Beginish house in Ireland | |
Location edit
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 edit
The settlement at Beginish was inhabited by Vikings between the 9th and 12th centuries AD.[8]
Description edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Mould, Daphne Desirée Charlotte Pochin (3 September 1978). Valentia: portrait of an island. Blackwater Press – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Klindt-Jensen, Ole (3 September 1970). The world of the Vikings. R. B. Luce – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ "Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland". Society. 3 September 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sheehan, John; Hansen, Steffen Stummann; Ó Corráin, Donnchadh (3 September 2017). "A Viking Age Maritime Haven: A Reassessment of the Island Settlement at Beginish, Co. Kerry". The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 10: 93–119. JSTOR 30001672.
- ^ Crowley, John; Sheehan, John (3 September 2017). "The Iveragh Peninsula: a cultural atlas of the Ring of Kerry". Cork University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ J., Sheehan; Hansen, Stummann; Corráin, S. and Ó. (2001). "A Viking-age maritime haven: a reassessment of the island settlement at Beginish, Co. Kerry". Journal of Irish Archaeology. 10: 93–119.
- ^ Valante, Mary A. (2008). The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanization. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 9781846820939.
- ^ Activeme.ie. "Beginish Island, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland – Wild Atlantic Way - Activeme.ie". www.activeme.ie.
- ^ Laing, Lloyd Robert (29 June 2006). The Archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland: C.AD 400 - 1200. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521838627 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin, Francis X. (3 September 1988). Settlement and society in medieval Ireland: studies presented to F.X. Martin. Boethius Press. ISBN 9780863141430 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Viking Period - Kerry Gems".
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