Christian Sites

On S bank of a stream, which also marks the townland boundary, c. 150m upstream from Loch an Mhuilinn. Known locally as Tobairín an Átha Leacaigh, it consists of a small natural triangular hollow in a broad flagstone close to an obvious crossing-point Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In a rock outcrop in wet bogland 100m S of the track from Tír an Fhia to Na hUaiminí. Known locally as Tobairín Ghleann an Uisce, it consists of a natural triangular hole (L/Wth 0.45m) in the rock, surrounded by a little ring of stones and small woode Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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In a small wood close to N boundary of td. and c. 70m N of a byroad. This well, correctly Tobar Mac Duach, is completely overgrown but appears to consist of a natural spring enclosed by a small rectangular drystone enclosure (L 2m, Wth 1.7m). No evidence Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Hugh MacBrick’s Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Hugh MacBrick’s Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In an area of very rough grazing and outcropping limestone; there is a stream to the E and a house has been built 2.5m to the SW. The mass rock is a large natural piece of outcropping limestone that is aligned NNE-SSW. Its upper face is 2.9m long and it varies in width from 1.6m […]

A heart-shaped depression is carved on the surface of a flat shelf of rock overhung by more rock. It was discovered in the 1920’s and considered as a holy well since. It is situated in marshy land marked by rock outcrop. The above description was derive Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

The holy well marked Toberfinan on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps appears to be marked in the wrong location which may explain why it was not located by the Archaeological Survey of Donegal. The well is located on wet poorly drained marsh Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Described by the Donegal Survey in September 1980 as, ‘the holy well is located about 150m west of Templecrone church (DG048-008001-), graveyard (DG048-008003-) and a pentiential station (DG048-008002-) in rocky terrain. The well consists of an opening i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

3In rough pasture. According to local information, well dried up as result of land drainage. Water was much sought after for butter making. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In wood, c. 70m to E of St Abban’s grave (CO058-039002-). Slab-lined well, surrounded by loose boulders, with stream running off to E; two drinking cups beside well. Venerated on St Abban’s day (March 16th).The above description is derived from the publi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer