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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In rough pasture. According to the OS Letters (1839), 'there is a well called Tobar Eibhlinne said to be holy (though its name does not sound very holy); its name is locally pronounced Tober Eileen' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 10 (4)).
Full archaeological record 56 words
In rough pasture. According to the OS Letters (1839), 'there is a well called Tobar Eibhlinne said to be holy (though its name does not sound very holy); its name is locally pronounced Tober Eileen' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 10 (4)). When visited in 1989 it was visible as a dried up rough hole in ground.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 7 March 2022. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Cloghscregg CastleCastle - tower house · Cloghscregg · 4.0 km · official record
- ToberkyleRitual site - holy well · Gorteen (Gowran By.) · 4.7 km · official record
Indicated as 'Toberkyle' in Gothic script on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the 1900 revision.
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