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Glin North

Coordinates: 52°10′56″N 10°17′10″W / 52.182270°N 10.286048°W / 52.182270; -10.286048
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Glin North
Native name
Na Gleannta Thuaidh[1] (Irish)
Glin North is located in Ireland
Glin North
Location of Glin North in Ireland
Typestone fort, clocháns
Etymologynorthern part of the valley
LocationGlin North, Ballyhea, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Coordinates52°10′56″N 10°17′10″W / 52.182270°N 10.286048°W / 52.182270; -10.286048
Built5th–8th centuries
Ownerstate
Official nameGlin North Clochán & stone fort, Cashel
Reference no.221.33/34

Glin North is the location of a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4]

Location

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Glin North is located 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) north-northwest of Dingle, to the south of the Milltown River and west of Scragg mountain.[5][6]

Description

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The national monument consists of a clochán, stone fort and cashel. The cashel (stone ringfort) covers 650 m2 (0.16 acres) internally.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Na Gleannta Thuaidh/Glin North". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 1877). "Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons". Ordered to be printed – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Hendroff, Adrian (18 May 2015). The Dingle Peninsula. The Collins Press. ISBN 9781848895317 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 2018). "Papers by Command". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin". Hardy. 27 September 1860 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Harbison, Peter (1 April 1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: The Monuments and the People. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815603122 – via Google Books.