# Inishvickillane, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Dunquin, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 808,777 m² (80.88 ha, 199.85 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in it, median 805,051 m² (80.51 ha, 198.93 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dunquin, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/dunquin.md
- Barony: Corkaguiny
- Electoral division: Dunquin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22582
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71671
- Centre: latitude 52.044547, longitude -10.608106 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Inishvickillane, from 805,051 m² (80.51 ha, 198.93 acres) to 805,051 m² (80.51 ha, 198.93 acres); 0 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1213823: 805,051 m² (80.51 ha, 198.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1213823.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Inishvickillane in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

No planning application touches the townland of Inishvickillane in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Blasket Islands SAC, site code 002172, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002172
- Special Protection Area: Blasket Islands SPA, site code 004008, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004008

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KE061-003001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-003001-. This enclosure consists of a 6.5m wide square earthen grass-covered platform, which is surrounded by a 0.6m wide ditch, which is 0.35m below the crest of an enclosing bank. This bank is composed of earth and some stone, and is an average of 3.15m wide, and rises to a height of 0.5m above external ground level. A possible entrance occurs on the south side of the monument, where a 2.5m wide gap in the bank was noted. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracey Collins Date of upload: 26 March 2007
- KE061-003002: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-003002-. This bank and ditch runs across the narrowest part of the island in a northwest to southeast direction. It consists of an earthen bank, averaging 0.8m in height and 2m wide. Remains of a stone revetment occur on the northern face of this bank, comprising roughly coursed stones. This revetment occurs only on the portion of the bank closest to the eastern side of the island. A 1.m wide ditch occurs on the northern side of the bank, the base of which is a maximum of 1.2m below the crest of the bank. A second 2m wide earthen bank occurs on the northern side of the ditch, and attains a maximum height of 0.40m. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-004001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-004001-. This is a circular field, 35m in diameter, which is formed by denuded stone walls, constructed of upright slabs and boulders, which are now partially sod-covered. Occasionally a double row of uprights occur. The wall has a maximum width of 1.4m, and attained a height of 1. The southwest side of the enclosure is formed by a ridge of rock outcrop. A possible hut site (KE061-004002-) was noted in the southwestern extremity of the field, where a sub-rectangular area of sod-covered collapsed stone, 6m north-south by 3.5m east-west and 1m high occurs. No entrance was noted. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-004002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-004002-. This possible hut site is located in the southwestern extremity of field/enclosure (KE061-004001-), where a sub-rectangular area of sod-covered collapsed stone, 6m north-south by 3.5m east-west and 1m high occurs. No entrance was noted. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-005001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-005001-. This D-shaped field is formed by denuded stone walls, constructed of flags and boulders, which are now partially sod-covered. The eastern side of the field is formed by rock outcrop. The interior of the field undulates, but no archaeological features were identified. It has a maximum diameter of 70m. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-005002: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-005002-. This wall consists of a series of large flat slabs, some erect but mostly recumbent. It averages 0.70m wide, and averages 0.65m high. This wall extends in a westerly direction for a distance of 102m from the field/enclosure (KE061005001), and terminates near the cliff edge. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-006: Ecclesiastical site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006----. National Monument No. 63. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The nearest island to it is Inishnabro, a quarter of a mile to the N, and the SW tip of the Great Blasket lies 2 miles to the NE. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. The enclosed fields to E and S of the settlement may represent a continuation from the Early Christian period or may be the work of the later historic settlers. The earliest reference to the island, found in the Register of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist in Dublin, dates to the early 13th century and is 'a deed of gift from Adam Dundno of a mark of silver owed to him by Ricardus de Marisc as annual rent' for the island (Stagles 1980, 118). It is not known to what use the island was put at that time. It was uninhabited in 1756 (Smith, 183) but was intermittently occupied by one or more families during the 19th century and into the 20th century (Stagles, 121). The monastery is not defined by a formal enclosure but the main focus of the settlement, including the oratory (1), graveyard (2), leacht (3), a possible hut-site (4) and a holy well (5), consists of an irregular area, roughly1/2 an acre in extent, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which reaches a maximum height of 453 feet/138m OD about 100m to SW of the monastery for which it provides a limited amount of shelter from the prevailing winds. The area slopes markedly downhill to E but this has been somewhat counteracted by terracing of the hillslope. It is defined to NW by a large rocky crag, to W by the uphill edge of the westernmost terrace which is revetted with large boulders and may formerly have been surmounted by a wall, to S by a large rock and by a line of large boulders, and to E by the lower edge of the easternmost terrace, surmounted for most of its length by a drystone wall which then turns W to enclose the NE part of the site. The W half of the area thus defined is featureless except for some terracing, but it has been disturbed by the recent construction of a water reservoir. The E half of the site is sub-divided into 3 distinct, irregularly-shaped areas or enclosures which are defined by a combination of large boulders, drystone walls and terracing. The southernmost of these is devoid of features. The central one, measuring 16m N-S x 13m E-W, is occupied by a possible house-site (4). The northernmost enclosure measures c. 21m E-W x 17m N-S and is defined along its S and E sides by the stone wall which surmounts the edge of the terrace and along its N and W sides by a loosely-built and poorly-preserved wall which, at its S end, turns E to meet the oratory. The enclosure is occupied by the oratory, graveyard, leacht and stone cross and also formerly contained 2 cross-slabs (6) and a cross-inscribed ogham stone (7). A stone font (8) and a stone lamp (9) were formerly housed within the oratory. Two possible hut-sites (10 and 11) lie outside the main focus of the settlement. (1) (KE061-006001-) A rectangular dry stone oratory measuring 3.96m N-S x 3.08m E-W internally. The walls, 1 to 1.25m thick, are preserved to a height of c. 1.7m but exhibit no trace of corbelling. The W wall has been repaired from c. 0.4m above floor level, the collapse here probably due to pressure from the rising ground level externally. The oratory is unusual in that the lintelled doorway, .53m wide x 1.08m high, is positioned in the E wall and, as a result, the E window, which normally occupies a central position, is situated near the SE corner. The splayed ope of the latter now lacks its head and rear arch, but was probably lintelled in a similar manner to the doorway. A thin flag, .25 x .16m, which projects below the E window was probably an altar stone. The enclosure wall which extends W from the oratory is unlikely to be contemporary with it as it obscures the external angle at SW. (2) (KE061-006003-) The enclosed area to the E of the oratory and surrounding the leacht appears to have been used as a burial ground. This is suggested by the presence of a few low orthostats and by the former presence of the cross-slabs. (3) (KE061-006004-) The leacht consists of a rectangular mound of stone faced on all sides with neatly-built drystone masonry. It measures 7.45m N-S x 2.35m E-W x 1.03m in height. A small rectangular lintelled chamber, 1m long, .43m wide and .43m high, extends into the leacht at ground level on the W side. A thin slab, .8m high x .63m wide, stands upright on the S end of the leacht and a stone cross, 1.06m high and .42m wide, stands loosely upright at its N end. (4) (KE061-006005-) This possible hut-foundation consists of an oval area, 5 x 3.2m, enclosed by a stony bank, .3 to .5m high, which is revetted internally with large boulders; a large boulder also lines the W side of the .75m wide entrance gap at NW. An oval hollow, 3 x 2m, lies directly E of this structure. (5) (KE061-006006-) A partly stone-lined depression, c. 8m NW of the oratory, may mark the site of the well noted by the OS. There is a vague tradition that it was formerly considered holy (Ó Danachair 1960, 77). (6) (KE061-006007-) Macalister (1949, 44) recorded an inscribed stone lying on the S wall of the oratory but this is now missing. It bore a small cross followed by the inscription: OR DO MACRUED Ú DALACH A 2nd stone inscribed with a 'plain cross of 2 lines' lay within the graveyard (Macalister 1902, 46). (7) (KE061-006008-) When first discovered by Windele, the cross-inscribed ogham stone lay in front of the oratory (Brash 1879, 226) but by 1901 it had been placed as a lintel in that building (Macalister 1902, 44) and in 1902 it was removed to Trinity College, Dublin (Foley 1903, 91) where it remains today. It is a rectangular stone measuring 1.05m in height and .15 to .18m in width across the sides. Each of the 4 faces is inscribed with a cross of different form and one of the angles is used as a stem-line for an ogham inscription. A plain Latin cross is carved on each of 2 opposed faces. A 3rd face bears a swastika motif, elongated to resemble a cross; the crossing of arms and shaft is enclosed by a square. The 4th face bears a Latin cross, the head and shaft of which bifurcate to form triangular terminals. The junction of shaft and arms is formed by a square and the arms by equilateral triangles attached to each side of this; each of these triangles is divided by a line into two right-angles. The ogham inscription is inverted with respect to the crosses, and the deep, but narrow incisions have suffered much damage and many are unclear. The inscription was read by Macalister (1945, 178-9) as: (CO?)BB(A?) AVI VLATIAMI MAQ.... (8) (KE061-006009-) Portion of a stone font remained in the oratory until recently when it was taken for safekeeping into the Haughey residence on the island. It measures .18 to .2m in height and .25m across (O'Leary and Snodgrass 1976, 13). A small cross has been lightly inscised on the outside (information: Mr. Haughey). (9) The stone lamp or cresset-stone, originally interpreted as a chalice, is now preserved in the NMI (P. 1139) (Moore 1984, 115; Armstrong 1907, 322). It consists of a small stone vessel, 17.6cm high, with a tapering stem and a hollowed expansion at the wider end. The latter would have formed the reservoir for the liquid fuel of the lamp. Associated with the lamp was a small oval hollowed stone with an incised line just below its rounded rim. Though originally interpreted as a 'paten', the function of this latter object is uncertain. (10) (KE061-006014-) Several accounts mention a beehive-hut near the oratory and the site of a square hut was recorded in the OSM and on the OS maps. It is not certain whether 1 or more huts are in question nor is their location sure. However,
- KE061-006001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006001-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (1) (KE061-006001-) A rectangular dry stone oratory measuring 3.96m N-S x 3.08m E-W internally. The walls, 1 to 1.25m thick, are preserved to a height of c. 1.7m but exhibit no trace of corbelling. The W wall has been repaired from c. 0.4m above floor level, the collapse here probably due to pressure from the rising ground level externally. The oratory is unusual in that the lintelled doorway, .53m wide x 1.08m high, is positioned in the E wall and, as a result, the E window, which normally occupies a central position, is situated near the SE corner. The splayed ope of the latter now lacks its head and rear arch, but was probably lintelled in a similar manner to the doorway. A thin flag, .25 x .16m, which projects below the E window was probably an altar stone. The enclosure wall which extends W from the oratory is unlikely to be contemporary with it as it obscures the external angle at SW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006002-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. The enclosed fields to E and S of the settlement may represent a continuation from the Early Christian period or may be the work of the later historic settlers. The earliest reference to the island, found in the Register of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist in Dublin, dates to the early 13th century and is 'a deed of gift from Adam Dundno of a mark of silver owed to him by Ricardus de Marisc as annual rent' for the island (Stagles 1980, 118). It is not known to what use the island was put at that time. It was uninhabited in 1756 (Smith, 183) but was intermittently occupied by one or more families during the 19th century and into the 20th century (Stagles, 121). The monastery is not defined by a formal enclosure but the main focus of the settlement, including the oratory (1), graveyard (2), leacht (3), a possible hut-site (4) and a holy well (5), consists of an irregular area, roughly1/2 an acre in extent, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which reaches a maximum height of 453 feet/138m OD about 100m to SW of the monastery for which it provides a limited amount of shelter from the prevailing winds. The area slopes markedly downhill to E but this has been somewhat counteracted by terracing of the hillslope. It is defined to NW by a large rocky crag, to W by the uphill edge of the westernmost terrace which is revetted with large boulders and may formerly have been surmounted by a wall, to S by a large rock and by a line of large boulders, and to E by the lower edge of the easternmost terrace, surmounted for most of its length by a drystone wall which then turns W to enclose the NE part of the site. The W half of the area thus defined is featureless except for some terracing, but it has been disturbed by the recent construction of a water reservoir. The E half of the site is sub-divided into 3 distinct, irregularly-shaped areas or enclosures which are defined by a combination of large boulders, drystone walls and terracing. The southernmost of these is devoid of features. The central one, measuring 16m N-S x 13m E-W, is occupied by a possible house-site (4). The northernmost enclosure measures c. 21m E-W x 17m N-S and is defined along its S and E sides by the stone wall which surmounts the edge of the terrace and along its N and W sides by a loosely-built and poorly-preserved wall which, at its S end, turns E to meet the oratory. The enclosure is occupied by the oratory, graveyard, leacht and stone cross and also formerly contained 2 cross-slabs (6) and a cross-inscribed ogham stone (7). A stone font (8) and a stone lamp (9) were formerly housed within the oratory. Two possible hut-sites (10 and 11) lie outside the main focus of the settlement. The enclosure wall which extends W from the oratory is unlikely to be contemporary with it as it obscures the external angle at SW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006003-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (2) (KE061-006003-) The enclosed area to the E of the oratory and surrounding the leacht appears to have been used as a burial ground. This is suggested by the presence of a few low orthostats and by the former presence of the cross-slabs. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006004: Leacht, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006004-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (3) (KE061-006004-) The leacht consists of a rectangular mound of stone faced on all sides with neatly-built drystone masonry. It measures 7.45m N-S x 2.35m E-W x 1.03m in height. A small rectangular lintelled chamber, 1m long, .43m wide and .43m high, extends into the leacht at ground level on the W side. A thin slab, .8m high x .63m wide, stands upright on the S end of the leacht and a stone cross, 1.06m high and .42m wide, stands loosely upright at its N end. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006005: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006005-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (4) (KE061-006005-) This possible hut-foundation consists of an oval area, 5 x 3.2m, enclosed by a stony bank, .3 to .5m high, which is revetted internally with large boulders; a large boulder also lines the W side of the .75m wide entrance gap at NW. An oval hollow, 3 x 2m, lies directly E of this structure. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006006: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006006-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (5) (KE061-006006-) A partly stone-lined depression, c. 8m NW of the oratory, may mark the site of the well noted by the OS. There is a vague tradition that it was formerly 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. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006007: Cross-inscribed stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006007-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (6) (KE061-006007-) Macalister (1949, 44) recorded an inscribed stone lying on the S wall of the oratory but this is now missing. It bore a small cross followed by the inscription: OR DO MACRUED Ú DALACH A 2nd stone inscribed with a 'plain cross of 2 lines' lay within the graveyard (Macalister 1902, 46). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006008: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006008-. This ogham stone (one of two) is on display as part of the 'Book of Kells' exhibition in the Library, Trinity College, Dublin (see DU018-294----). The accompanying information panel records that it was found 'near St. Brendan's Oratory on Inishvickillane, Co. Kerry.' It is a rectangular stone measuring 1.05m in height and .15 to .18m in width across the sides. Each of the 4 faces is inscribed with a cross of different form and one of the angles is used as a stem-line for an ogham inscription. A plain Latin cross is carved on each of 2 opposed faces. A 3rd face bears a swastika motif, elongated to resemble a cross; the crossing of arms and shaft is enclosed by a square. The 4th face bears a Latin cross, the head and shaft of which bifurcate to form triangular terminals. The junction of shaft and arms is formed by a square and the arms by equilateral triangles attached to each side of this; each of these triangles is divided by a line into two right-angles. The ogham inscription is inverted with respect to the crosses, and the deep, but narrow incisions have suffered much damage and many are unclear. The inscription was read by Macalister (1945, 178-9) as: (CO?)BB(A?) AVI VLATIAMI MAQ.... The crosses appear to have been positioned so as not to interfere with the inscription, which suggests that they may have been added later. According to Cuppage (1986, 298-301, No. 845), 'when first discovered by Windele, the cross-inscribed ogham stone lay in front of the oratory (Brash 1879, 226) but by 1901 it had been placed as a lintel in that building (Macalister 1902, 44) and in 1902 it was removed to Trinity College, Dublin (Foley 1903, 91) where it remains today.' (see DU018-294----) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=185 Updated by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 6 January 2015
- KE061-006009: Font, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006009-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (8) (KE061-006009-) Portion of a stone font remained in the oratory until recently when it was taken for safekeeping into the Haughey residence on the island. It measures .18 to .2m in height and .25m across (O'Leary and Snodgrass 1976, 13). A small cross has been lightly inscised on the outside (information: Mr. Haughey). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006011: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006011-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. The monastery is not defined by a formal enclosure but the main focus of the settlement, including the oratory (1), graveyard (2), leacht (3), a possible hut-site (4) and a holy well (5), consists of an irregular area, roughly1/2 an acre in extent, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which reaches a maximum height of 453 feet/138m OD about 100m to SW of the monastery for which it provides a limited amount of shelter from the prevailing winds. The area slopes markedly downhill to E but this has been somewhat counteracted by terracing of the hillslope. It is defined to NW by a large rocky crag, to W by the uphill edge of the westernmost terrace which is revetted with large boulders and may formerly have been surmounted by a wall, to S by a large rock and by a line of large boulders, and to E by the lower edge of the easternmost terrace, surmounted for most of its length by a drystone wall which then turns W to enclose the NE part of the site. The W half of the area thus defined is featureless except for some terracing, but it has been disturbed by the recent construction of a water reservoir. The E half of the site is sub-divided into 3 distinct, irregularly-shaped areas or enclosures which are defined by a combination of large boulders, drystone walls and terracing. The southernmost of these is devoid of features. The central one, measuring 16m N-S x 13m E-W, is occupied by a possible house-site (4). The northernmost enclosure measures c. 21m E-W x 17m N-S and is defined along its S and E sides by the stone wall which surmounts the edge of the terrace and along its N and W sides by a loosely-built and poorly-preserved wall which, at its S end, turns E to meet the oratory. The enclosure is occupied by the oratory, graveyard, leacht and stone cross and also formerly contained 2 cross-slabs (6) and a cross-inscribed ogham stone (7). A stone font (8) and a stone lamp (9) were formerly housed within the oratory. Two possible hut-sites (10 and 11) lie outside the main focus of the settlement. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006013: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006013-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. A stone cross, 1.06m high and .42m wide, stands loosely upright at its (Leacht KE061-006004-) N end. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006014: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006014-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (10) (KE061-006014-) Several accounts mention a beehive-hut near the oratory and the site of a square hut was recorded in the OSM and on the OS maps. It is not certain whether 1 or more huts are in question nor is their location sure. However, a little N of the oratory, at the E end of the rocky ridge which bounds the N side of the site, there is a hollow measuring 1.9 x 2.6m x .4m deep, and between this and the rock face is a roughly circular area, 3m in diameter, which is defined partly by the rock face, partly by loose rocks and boulders and partly by low rough walling. This area may have been disturbed in recent times and it is possible that a hut formerly stood here. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006015: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006015-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. A little N of the oratory, at the E end of the rocky ridge which bounds the N side of the site, there is a hollow measuring 1.9 x 2.6m x .4m deep, and between this and the rock face is a roughly circular area, 3m in diameter, which is defined partly by the rock face, partly by loose rocks and boulders and partly by low rough walling. This area may have been disturbed in recent times and it is possible that a hut formerly stood here. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006016: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006016-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. (11) (KE061-006016-) A roughly oval field abuts the S side of the rocky crag that lies c. 100m SW of the monastery. The S wall of this incorporates the foundation of a circular hut measuring 3.2m in diameter internally. The wall is reduced to an earth and stone bank measuring 1.2 to 1.75m in thickness and up to .75m in height. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006017: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006017-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The nearest island to it is Inishnabro, a quarter of a mile to the N, and the SW tip of the Great Blasket lies 2 miles to the NE. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. The E half of the site is sub-divided into 3 distinct, irregularly-shaped areas or enclosures which are defined by a combination of large boulders, drystone walls and terracing. The southernmost (KE061-006017-) of these is devoid of features. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-006018: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-006018-. Inishvickillane, the southernmost of the Blasket islands, lies 7 miles SW of Slea Head and 9 miles from the nearest embarkation point at Dunquin pier. The island has an area of 199 acres and the Early Christian monastic settlement KE061-006---- lies at the SE end of the island, on the E slopes of a rocky buff which rises prominently above the remainder of the island. The E half of the site is sub-divided into 3 distinct, irregularly-shaped areas or enclosures which are defined by a combination of large boulders, drystone walls and terracing. The southernmost of these is devoid of features. The central one, measuring 16m N-S x 13m E-W, is occupied by a possible house-site (KE061-006005-). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 845. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013
- KE061-007: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-007----. This low grass-covered mound, which is a maximum of 0.6m above surrounding ground level, measures 7.5m northwest-southeast, by 10m southwest-northeast. A line of stones is apparent on its northwestern side, while the rest of the mound is sod covered. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061-008: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061-008----. On a wide expanse of open grassland at at centre of the island. Views are unobstructed in all directions, with bank and ditch (KE06100302) located 120m to the northwest, and KE061-007--- approximately 60m to the north. The island rises to a rocky bluff to the southeast, and so KE061-006--- is not visible. The surrounding land is short grass, grazed only by the herd of deer which inhabit the island. This oval hut site measures 5.5m north-south by 9m east-west. The enclosing element is a 0.3m high sod-covered bank, averaging 1.5m wide, with some stones visible, both in its internal and external faces. No entrance was visible. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 30 May 2017
- KE061A001: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE061A001----. This promontory fort occupies the irregularly shaped northwest portion of the island. It is defined from S through W to N to E by spectacularly plunging sea-cliffs. It is defined on its SE side by two banks (KE061-003002- and KE061-003003-) and also contains enclosure KE061-00101-. Two banks were noted along the northwest (KE061-003004-) and northeast (KE061-003002-) sides of the island. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Tracy Collins Date of upload: 26 March 2007

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Inishvickillane, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Inishvickillane.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/inishvickillane.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/inishvickillane.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/inishvickillane.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Inishvickillane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

No townland with a page touches it.

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/inishvickillane
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/inishvickillane