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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeL 6m, W 2.1m, H 1.25m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Some 45m WNW of Teampall Chiaráin (GA111-002001-). Known locally as Tobar Chiaráin, it consists of a natural spring filling a hollow in the rock at the inner end of a U-shaped enclosure (L c. 3m, Wth c. 2m).
Full archaeological record 66 words
Some 45m WNW of Teampall Chiaráin (GA111-002001-). Known locally as Tobar Chiaráin, it consists of a natural spring filling a hollow in the rock at the inner end of a U-shaped enclosure (L c. 3m, Wth c. 2m). The latter is built of massive limestone blocks and opens towards E. Just outside this are traces of a low curving bank (L 6m, Wth 2.1m, H 1.25m).
References
- This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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