Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Termon, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Termon
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.05022, -9.04532
- SMR number
- CL010-026008-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On level rough grazing, scrub and exposed limestone pavement with higher ground to the W. Two other penitential stations (CL010-026007- and CL010-026009-) stand nearby, c.30m to the WNW. A roughly circular, drystone cairn (diam. 1.8-2m; H 1-1.4m) which is damaged and collapsing at SE. A rough slab near the centre of the top may be a recent addition.
Also associated is an alignment (NW-SE) of four penitential stations (CL010-026003-, CL010-026004-, CL010-026005- and CL010-026006-) c. 55m to the NE, with ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ holy well (CL010-026001-) and another penitential station (CL010-026002-) a short distance (c.40m) beyond again, to the ENE.
Summary by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack
Date of upload: 16 December 2022
Nearby in the register
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.