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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
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.
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History and description
On an E-facing slope on the NW bank of the River Rine in an undulating field with some rock outcrop. Named 'Toberinneenboy' on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and 'Toberinneenboy (Site of)' on the 1922 edition.
Full archaeological record 68 words
On an E-facing slope on the NW bank of the River Rine in an undulating field with some rock outcrop. Named 'Toberinneenboy' on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and 'Toberinneenboy (Site of)' on the 1922 edition. An overgrown area (diam. c. 4m) around a tree at this location has some rocks at the base but no stone setting is evident and there is no sign of a spring.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Mary Tunney · Updated 8 May 2018. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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