Beginish house

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Beginish house
Native name
Irish: Teachín Bheiginse
Beiginis house
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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″N10°17′24″W / 51.938991°N 10.289963°W / 51.938991; -10.289963 Coordinates: 51°56′20″N10°17′24″W / 51.938991°N 10.289963°W / 51.938991; -10.289963
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Builtc. 9th century AD
OwnerIn state guardianship
Official nameBeginish Stone-built house [1]
Reference no.500
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Location of Beginish house in Ireland

The Beginish house is a stone house and National Monument associated with the Viking period, located in County Kerry, Ireland. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ Mould, Daphne Desirée Charlotte Pochin (3 September 1978). Valentia: portrait of an island . Blackwater Press – via Internet Archive. beginish.
  3. ↑ Klindt-Jensen, Ole (3 September 1970). The world of the Vikings . R. B. Luce – via Internet Archive. beginish house viking.
  4. ↑ "Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland". Society. 3 September 1995 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Crowley, John; Sheehan, John (3 September 2017). "The Iveragh Peninsula: a cultural atlas of the Ring of Kerry". Cork University Press – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Valante, Mary A. (2008). The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanization. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN   9781846820939.
  9. ↑ Activeme.ie. "Beginish Island, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland – Wild Atlantic Way - Activeme.ie". www.activeme.ie.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "The Viking Period - Kerry Gems".


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