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- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeL 0.8m; W 0.6m; D 0.4m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In rough heather-covered grazing land, on the N-facing slopes of Knockeirka. A holy well, named 'Tobernawahnee' is indicated here on the 1846 OS 6-inch map.
Full archaeological record 77 words
In rough heather-covered grazing land, on the N-facing slopes of Knockeirka. A holy well, named 'Tobernawahnee' is indicated here on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. The well consists of an irregularly shaped natural depression (L 0.8m; Wth 0.6m; D 0.4m) in outcropping rock. Water flows into the depression from a spring at the base of a vertical fissure in the N face of the outcropping rock. There is a hut site (KE102-006001-) c. 50m to the E.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 30 May 2011 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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