Reask () is a ruined early Monastic site located 1 km east of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry,

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. Although nothing remains of the buildings but low walls and a cross-slab standing stone which sits in the middle of the compound. Some of the artefacts found in the excavation at Reask, including some of the cross-inscribed stones, are on display in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, which is in the nearby village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. The site is a National Monument in state care. Reask Monastic Site panorama

References

Sources

* McNally, Kenneth. "Ireland's Ancient Stones". Belfast: Appletree Press, 2006. * Noonan, Damien. "Castles & Ancient Monuments of Ireland". London: Arum Press, 2001. * Fanning, Thomas. "Excavation of an Early Christian Cemetery and Settlement at Reask, County Kerry, 1981, ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' Vol.81C, p67-172

External links

Entry at megalithicireland.com
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