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B2 Stone built Oratory. Co. Kerry, Ireland
Position:
N52° 10'
W10° 25' approx.
Elevation:
200' / 60m approx.
Image format:
MF
STONE BUILT ORATORY
This remarkable structure was probably built over 1000 years ago
as a place of worship here in County Kerry, in the south west
of Ireland, Europe. The stones are local SANDSTONES and have been
carefully chosen to make a good fit. No cement has been used.
Each stone fits perfectly with the other stones around it. The
building makes a very good example of the use of local rocks as
building materials. Contrast the relatively unweathered appearance
of these stones with this in image L51 in the regolith.com library.
Less detail
Image Trail:
L51 Weathered granite rocks in a wall. Cornwall, USA
L84 Weathered granite, Cornwall, UK
L86 Solution hole in granite, Cornwall, UK
L87 Weathered limestone, Yorkshire, UK
Links:
www.bluffton.edu/homepages/facstaff/sullivanm/gallarus/oratory.html
www.ukdb.web.aol.com/hutchinson/encyclopedia/03/M0061803.htm
www.archeire.com/iaa/gallerus.html |
