St. Manchan's Oratory

St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

St. Manchan's Oratory is located in Ballymorereagh, on the southeast slopes of Lateeve hill, west-northwest of Dingle.

A boat-shaped oratory similar to that at Gallarus. It stands high and has a finial. A souterrain and ancient burial ground with cross-inscribed slabs lie nearby. A holy well, Tobermanaghan, lies to the south.

The ogham stone stands and reads QENỊLOCI MAQI MAQI-AINIA MUC̣. Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.