Inishtooskert

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Inishtooskert, from 973,215 m² (97.32 ha, 240.49 acres) to 973,215 m² (97.32 ha, 240.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 0 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blasket Islands SAC 002172
• Special Protection Area: Blasket Islands SPA 004008

Recorded monuments

• KE051-001 Ecclesiastical site
  Description

  National Monument No. 63. Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The island does not appear to have been occupied in 1756 (Smith, 185), but there was intermittent occupation during the first half of the 19th century (Stagles 1980, 125-6) and, in 1838, the Kean family were in residence in the large clochaun (Windele 137-40). This later occupation centered on the same area as the Early Christian settlement and, from a surface inspection alone, it is not possible to differentiate between an early and late field system or to determine to what extent the various structures may have been modified by the later inhabitants. The monastic settlement is not now contained within a single formal enclosure. The settlement area consists of 3 small irregularly-shaped enclosures, defined by stone walls of varying dimensions and in varying condition. The two easternmost of these apparently constitute the cemetery area. The oratory (1), stone crosses (2) and leacht (3) occupy a small, roughly wedge-shaped enclosure measuring c. 20m E-W x 15m N-S. Two small rectangular huts (4), possibly animal shelters, are built into the N wall of the enclosure, and a small lintelled recess in the outer face of the S wall was also probably constructed as a shelter for small animals. A semi-circular or D-shaped enclosure, measuring 23m NW-SE x 13m SW-NE, lies directly W of the 1st enclosure and the wall that divides them incorporates a small drystone-built hut (5). A low stony step divides this enclosure into an upper and lower terrace and the only feature visible in the lower S section is a rectangular arrangement of stones in the SE corner. This latter feature measures c. 4m NW-SE and the stones project no more than .1m above the surface. It may be the remains of a sheep-pen but too little survives to allow classification. A single grave (6) is exposed on the upper terrace, and an arc of walling, .48m high and 4 to 5m long, to W of this may be the remains of a hut site. A curvature in the enclosing wall at W may also indicate the location of a hut-site. The westernmost of the enclosures is irregular in plan and measures c. 17.5m N-S x 13.8m E-W. It is subdivided internally but the dividing wall may be a late feature. The large clochaun (7) occupies the NW corner and a 2nd hut may have been adjoined to its S side. The latter is now represented by a large spread of stone collapse with a hollowed centre measuring c. 3.2m in diameter. Another clochaun (8) lies c. 70m to W, abutting the SW side of the field wall which extends NW from the large clochaun. The large sub-rectangular field to N of the 3 smaller enclosures contains a holy well (9) but is otherwise occupied by a series of cultivation ridges. The only other features discovered at the site are a holed stone which may have been a door pivot, a notched stone which may have been a grave-marker, and a rough-out for a quernstone. Five possible hut-sites are located apart from the main focus of the settlement but it is not known whether they relate to the Early Christian settlement or to the later occupation of the island. Two of these (10) are located directly inside the W wall of the westernmost field in the system, 2 others (11) lie outside the field system, about 100m N and upslope of the W field, and the 5th (12) lies c. 125m W of these latter. (1) (KE051-001001-) St. Brendan's oratory/Teampall Bréanainn: A rectangular dry stone oratory, 2.94m N-S x 3.4m E-W internally, with walls, 1 to 1.14m in thickness, preserved to a maximum height of 1m. Two uprights, .98m high x .52m wide and .88m high x .48m wide, set against the internal face of the W wall flank the doorway here. The opening is .71m wide and the S side of the passage is prolonged externally by an orthostat .98m high and .4m long. A drystone altar, butted against the E end of the interior, measures 1.05m long x .59m wide x .54m high; it may be a later feature. Adjacent to the S wall of the oratory is a mound of stone, predominantly of quartz, which measures c. 4.5m N-S at least 2.5m E-W and it is at the SW corner of this feature that the stone cross (2) now stands. (2) (KE051-001002-) This stone, worked to the rough shape of a cross, measures 1m in height and .75m across the arms; the N arm appears to be broken. A 2nd cross, now missing, was described in the OSM as being located 'in the pile of stones', possibly the leacht. (3) (KE051-001003-) The leacht lies 4m E of the oratory and consists of a drystone-faced platform or mound of stone measuring 4.8m N-S x 1.76 to 2m E-W x .6m in height. It is surmounted by a large quantity of quartz stones. A possible drain is exposed between the leacht and the E wall of the enclosure. It consists of a drystone-lined linear hollow measuring at least 2.2m E-W, .46m N-S and .15m in depth and it is covered by a series of flagstones. (4) (KE051-001004-) One of the rectangular drystone-built huts is built within the thickness of the wall at the NW corner of the 1st enclosure. It measures 1.85 x 1.08m internally and is roofed by flat flags at a height of .65m above the floor. The entrance in the E wall is .47m wide. The 2nd structure is built against the inner face of the N wall of the enclosure. It measures 1.5 x 2.18m x 1.04m in height internally and the walls are formed by upright slabs with some drystone walling filling the interstices and the gap between the upright slabs and the flagged roof. The entrance at the SW corner is only .35m wide. (5) (KE051-001010-) A roughly D-shaped hut measuring 2.5 x 1.32m x 1.34m in height internally. The walls are of poor drystone construction and incline inwards towards the flagged roof. The entrance at SW is .57m wide and the short passage leading up to it is unroofed. (6) The stone-lined grave is 1.12m long E-W x .6m wide x .4m deep and now lacks any covering slabs. It is possible that this relates to the later settlement on the island as, though it was customary for the inhabitants to be buried on the mainland, the weather did not always permit this and a child of the Kean family was buried on the island in the early 19th century (Windele 1838). (7) (KE051-001011-) A circular drystone-built hut measuring 4m in diameter and 2.83m in height internally. The wall is 1.5 to 3.3m thick and is corbelled inwards towards the 3 slabs that form the roof. The floor lies 1.5m below the external ground level, and the lintelled doorway at E, .86m wide x 1.04m high x 1.9m long, opens onto a similarly sunken courtyard. This latter measures 3.64m E-W x 1.9m N-S and is defined by drystone walling up to 1.5m high. There were probably steps in the E wall but these are now obscured by collapse. (8) (KE051-001012-) Only the N half of this probably circular hut survives. It measures c. 3.6m in diameter internally and the corbelled drystone wall stands to a maximum height of 1m. The remains have been converted to a sheep-shelter by the addition of a flimsey N-S dividing wall and by the roofing of the W part with a large flag. (9) (KE051-001005-) Tobar Bréanainn: A depression, 1.5m x 1m x 1.2m deep, lined with slabs which are surmounted by drystone walling. It was probably originally provided with a flagged roof and there may formerly have been steps down to the water from the open S side. The well is now dry and there is only a faint tradition that it was ever considered holy (Ó D

• KE051-001001 Church
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (1) (KE051-001001-) St. Brendan's oratory/Teampall Bréanainn: A rectangular dry stone oratory, 2.94m N-S x 3.4m E-W internally, with walls, 1 to 1.14m in thickness, preserved to a maximum height of 1m. Two uprights, .98m high x .52m wide and .88m high x .48m wide, set against the internal face of the W wall flank the doorway here. The opening is .71m wide and the S side of the passage is prolonged externally by an orthostat .98m high and .4m long. A drystone altar, butted against the E end of the interior, measures 1.05m long x .59m wide x .54m high; it may be a later feature. Adjacent to the S wall of the oratory is a mound of stone, predominantly of quartz, which measures c. 4.5m N-S at least 2.5m E-W and it is at the SW corner of this feature that the stone cross (2) now stands. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001002 Cross
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (2) (KE051-001002-) This stone, worked to the rough shape of a cross, measures 1m in height and .75m across the arms; the N arm appears to be broken. A 2nd cross, now missing, was described in the OSM as being located 'in the pile of stones', possibly the leacht. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001003 Leacht
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (3) (KE051-001003-) The leacht lies 4m E of the oratory and consists of a drystone-faced platform or mound of stone measuring 4.8m N-S x 1.76 to 2m E-W x .6m in height. It is surmounted by a large quantity of quartz stones. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001004 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (4) (KE051-001004-) One of the rectangular drystone-built huts is built within the thickness of the wall at the NW corner of the 1st enclosure. It measures 1.85 x 1.08m internally and is roofed by flat flags at a height of .65m above the floor. The entrance in the E wall is .47m wide. The 2nd structure is built against the inner face of the N wall of the enclosure. It measures 1.5 x 2.18m x 1.04m in height internally and the walls are formed by upright slabs with some drystone walling filling the interstices and the gap between the upright slabs and the flagged roof. The entrance at the SW corner is only .35m wide. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001005 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (9) (KE051-001005-) Tobar Bréanainn [Brendan's Well] A depression, 1.5m x 1m x 1.2m deep, lined with slabs which are surmounted by drystone walling. It was probably originally provided with a flagged roof and there may formerly have been steps down to the water from the open S side. The well is now dry and there is only a faint tradition that it was ever considered holy (Ó Danachair 1960, 77). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001006 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (10) (KE051-001006-) A possible hut-site represented by a spread of stone collapse in which an arc of walling, 3.2m long, .6m high and 1.5m wide, can still be seen. It was probably c. 3.8m in diameter internally. About 15m to N, a large mound of stones, c. 6m in diameter and at least .5m high, may mark the location of a 2nd hut. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001007 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (11) (KE051-001007-) A possible hut-site marked by a level platform, cut into the hillslope and measuring c. 5m in maximum extent. Though the interior contains a considerable quantity of stone collapse, the only surviving walling consists of an angled corner of drystone masonry, .77m high, at NE. The site abuts the W side of an old NE-SW field boundary and, a short distance to NE, the same boundary skirts the W side of a circular hut-site measuring c. 4.7m in diameter internally. The ruined wall of the latter is formed by a combination of drystone masonry, up to .55m high, upright slabs and 2 large prostrate slabs, 2.8m and 3m long. Another old field boundary to S of the structure may have enclosed a forecourt or yard. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001008 Field system
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The island does not appear to have been occupied in 1756 (Smith, 185), but there was intermittent occupation during the first half of the 19th century (Stagles 1980, 125-6) and, in 1838, the Kean family were in residence in the large clochaun (Windele 137-40). This later occupation centered on the same area as the Early Christian settlement and, from a surface inspection alone, it is not possible to differentiate between an early and late field system or to determine to what extent the various structures may have been modified by the later inhabitants. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001009 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The 2nd structure is built against the inner face of the N wall of the enclosure. It measures 1.5 x 2.18m x 1.04m in height internally and the walls are formed by upright slabs with some drystone walling filling the interstices and the gap between the upright slabs and the flagged roof. The entrance at the SW corner is only .35m wide. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001010 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (5) (KE051-001010-) A roughly D-shaped hut measuring 2.5 x 1.32m x 1.34m in height internally. The walls are of poor drystone construction and incline inwards towards the flagged roof. The entrance at SW is .57m wide and the short passage leading up to it is unroofed. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001011 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (7) (KE051-001011-) A circular drystone-built hut measuring 4m in diameter and 2.83m in height internally. The wall is 1.5 to 3.3m thick and is corbelled inwards towards the 3 slabs that form the roof. The floor lies 1.5m below the external ground level, and the lintelled doorway at E, .86m wide x 1.04m high x 1.9m long, opens onto a similarly sunken courtyard. This latter measures 3.64m E-W x 1.9m N-S and is defined by drystone walling up to 1.5m high. There were probably steps in the E wall but these are now obscured by collapse. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001012 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (8) (KE051-001012-) Only the N half of this probably circular hut survives. It measures c. 3.6m in diameter internally and the corbelled drystone wall stands to a maximum height of 1m. The remains have been converted to a sheep-shelter by the addition of a flimsey N-S dividing wall and by the roofing of the W part with a large flag. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001013 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. About 15m to N of KE051-001006-, a large mound of stones, c. 6m in diameter and at least .5m high, may mark the location of a 2nd hut. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001014 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. A circular hut-site measuring c. 4.7m in diameter internally. The ruined wall is formed by a combination of drystone masonry, up to .55m high, upright slabs and 2 large prostrate slabs, 2.8m and 3m long. Another old field boundary to S of the structure may have enclosed a forecourt or yard. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001015 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. (12) (KE051-001015-) A circular enclosure, 3.78 to 4m in diameter internally, defined by a combination of drystone walling, up to .6m high, and low uprights. There is a .6m wide entrance gap at E and a lintelled opening at W which leads into a small annex. The enclosure is probably used as a sheep-pen but may originally have been a hut. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001016 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The large clochaun (KE051-001011-) occupies the NW corner of the site and a 2nd hut (KE051-001016-) may have been adjoined to its S side. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001017 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. A single grave (6) is exposed on the upper terrace, and an arc of walling, .48m high and 4 to 5m long, to W of this may be the remains of a hut site (KE051-001017-). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001018 Hut site
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. A single grave (6) is exposed on the upper terrace. A curvature in the enclosing wall at W may also indicate the location of a hut-site (KE051-001018-). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001019 Enclosure
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The oratory, stone crosses and leacht occupy a small, roughly wedge-shaped enclosure measuring c. 20m E-W x 15m N-S (KE051-001019-). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001020 Enclosure
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. A semi-circular or D-shaped enclosure (KE051-001020-), measuring 23m NW-SE x 13m SW-NE, lies directly W of the 1st enclosure and the wall that divides them incorporates a small drystone-built hut (5). A low stony step divides this enclosure into an upper and lower terrace and the only feature visible in the lower S section is a rectangular arrangement of stones in the SE corner. This latter feature measures c. 4m NW-SE and the stones project no more than .1m above the surface. It may be the remains of a sheep-pen but too little survives to allow classification. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001021 Enclosure
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The westernmost of the enclosures (KE051-001021-) is irregular in plan and measures c. 17.5m N-S x 13.8m E-W. It is subdivided internally but the dividing wall may be a late feature. The large clochaun (7) occupies the NW corner and a 2nd hut may have been adjoined to its S side. The latter is now represented by a large spread of stone collapse with a hollowed centre measuring c. 3.2m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001022 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. Adjacent to the S wall of the oratory (KE051-001001-) is a mound of stone( KE051-001022-), predominantly of quartz, which measures c. 4.5m N-S at least 2.5m E-W and it is at the SW corner of this feature that the stone cross (KE051-001002-) now stands. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001023 Graveyard
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

• KE051-001024 Cross
  Description

  Inishtooskert, the northernmost of the Blasket island group, lies 4 miles off the W extremity of the Dingle Peninsula and 2.5 miles N of the Great Blasket. An area of 241 acres is bounded on all sides by sea-cliffs, and the land slopes upwards in a NW direction, from under 100 feet (30m) OD along the SE side to a maximum altitude of 573 feet (175m) roughly midway along the NW side of the island. The land is generally rocky with a thin soil cover and the N half of the island is devoid of any trace of settlement activity. Part of the S half of the island is occupied by a small field system, and it is within this that the Early Christian settlement, named after St. Brendan, is located. A 2nd stone cross (KE051-001024-), now missing, was described in the OSM as being located 'in the pile of stones', possibly the leacht KE051-001002-. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Inishtooskert.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Inishtooskert, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Inishtooskert.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Inishtooskert with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Inishtooskert · Inis Tuaisceart

Area

974,674 m² (97.47 ha, 240.85 acres)

Civil parish

Dunquin, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Dunquin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

209 people lived in 82 households in the Dunquin electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 50% were holiday homes.

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Inishtooskert on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.