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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In a field close to low cliffs on E shore of the island. Known locally as Tobar na Seacht nlníon, it consists of a natural spring issuing from a granite boulder.
Full archaeological record 58 words
In a field close to low cliffs on E shore of the island. Known locally as Tobar na Seacht nlníon, it consists of a natural spring issuing from a granite boulder. In front of this are many loose stones which probably once formed part of a surround or altar; recently reconstructed (pers. comm. T. Robinson). (Killanin 1947, 103)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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