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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Cross or cross-slab
- Pattern day
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
Tobergobnet/Tobar Ghobnaite: This spring well is located at the side of an old trackway about 200m SE of Killinane Church and graveyard (KE080-016001-). It is housed in a drystone-built, lintelled structure which is built into the slope.
Full archaeological record 60 words
Tobergobnet/Tobar Ghobnaite: This spring well is located at the side of an old trackway about 200m SE of Killinane Church and graveyard (KE080-016001-). It is housed in a drystone-built, lintelled structure which is built into the slope. Three rough, cross-incised slabs are located in front of this structure. A pattern was formerly held here on the 3rd of March (OSL).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 30 July 2013 · Based on the A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
A pattern was formerly held here on the 3rd of March (OSL).
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