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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
Marked on the OS 6-inch maps as Toberbride. It is known locally as Tobar Aibheog and has been modernised.
Full archaeological record 60 words
Marked on the OS 6-inch maps as Toberbride. It is known locally as Tobar Aibheog and has been modernised. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'There is a Holy Well near Lismulduff N. S., parish of Killygordon. It is called Tobar Avig, with accent on the v' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 155). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 75 and O'Duffy 1968, 274-288)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated · Updated 03 November 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Toberbride
Recorded within 5 km
- 8 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 4 standing stonesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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