Christian Sites

Located in OUGHTMAMA, County CLARE. At the head of the valley with excellent views to the W and over Oughtmama ecclesiastical complex (CL003-032—-). Indicated and named ‘Tobercolman’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Tobar Cholmáin’ on Robinson’s map (1 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL003-035001- Data sourced from the Archaeological […]

Located in GLENINAGH NORTH, County CLARE. On the roadside with higher rocky ground, the source of the spring, rising immediately to S. Indicated and named ‘Tobercornan’ on the 1842 and 1915 OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Pinnacle Well’ and ‘Tobar Chornáin’ on Robinson’s map of the Burr Archaeological Survey Reference: CL002-010001- Data sourced from the […]

Located in TERMON, County CLARE. Situated at the base of a rock face c. 90m S of Templecronan church (CL010-021002-). Named ‘Tobercronan’ on the OS 6-inch maps. The rock face is at NE and the area around the well is concreted over. A small oval opening allows access to the water. Of Archaeological Survey Reference: […]

Located in EANTY MORE, County CLARE. At the head of a NE–SW ravine, on the E side of a roughly N-S running boreen, within a large multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). The land falls very steeply c. 40m to the SW. Indicated and labelled ‘Toberderg’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the Archaeological Survey Reference: […]

Located in GRAGAN EAST, County CLARE. Near the base of a steep NW-facing rock face under dense hazel scrub, just off the R480. Indicated and named Tobergahard on both the first edition (1842) and later, Cassini edition (1916) of the OS 6-inch map. A small, natural spring emerging from the Archaeological Survey Reference: CL005-093—- Data […]

Located in FANORE MORE, County CLARE. On a wet, steep W-facing hillslope, and within a large field system (CL004-016001-). Named ‘Tobergeeraun’ on the 1840 and 1915 OS 6-inch maps. A penitential station (CL004-019002-) stands c. 4.5m to the WSW.The holy well is enclosed in a beehive-shap Archaeological Survey Reference: CL004-019—- Data sourced from the Archaeological […]

Located in KNOCKROE (Inchiquin By.), County CLARE. In a low, wet hollow from where ground rises gently on all sides. Indicated and named ‘Toberkeagh’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A natural spring well enclosed by a small D-shaped enclosure (2.1m E–W) defined by a drystone wall ( Archaeological Survey […]

Located in KEELHILLA, County CLARE. At the foot of a limestone bluff (H 5m) on a moderately steep rock-strewn W-facing slope. Indicated and named ‘Toberkieran’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A poorly preserved apparently disused holy well. A shallow pool (D 0.2m; L 1m Archaeological Survey Reference: CL006-030—- Data […]

Located in DERRYNAVAHAGH, County CLARE. Situated near the foot of a NE-facing rocky slope, on the W side of the Caher Valley in hazel scrub and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). Named ‘Toberlonaun’ on the on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and ‘Tobar Lonáin Archaeological Survey Reference: CL005-009—- Data […]

Located in KEELHILLA, County CLARE. In hazel forest c. 14m to the NE of ‘St Mac Duagh’s church’ (CL006-023001-). Indicated and named ‘Tobermacduagh’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A holy well fed by a bifurcating stream, one branch of which is overlain by a D-sh Archaeological Survey Reference: CL006-023005- […]

Located in CARRAN, County CLARE. In hawthorn overgrowth in low-lying pasture at the W end of the Poulacarran Valley, with steep slopes rising c. 50m to the S and c. 80m to the W. Indicated and labelled Tobermacreagh on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This name may be an a […]

Located in NOUGHAVAL (Burren By.), County CLARE. In an area of undulating rough pasture and outcropping rock within a large field system (CL009-059001-). Indicated and named ‘Tobermogua’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. In 1839 the OS Letters (Comber 1997, 61) recorded that while the Archaeological Survey Reference: CL009-059026- Data […]