Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Fortane Beg, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fortane Beg
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobermochulla
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobermochulla (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.86662, -8.71060
- SMR number
- CL035-031002-
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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 a SE-facing slope, in an area of native woodland surrounded by pasture, except to NW where there are other small pockets of woodland. This monument is situated at the eastern edge of the woodland boundary. According to Westropp (1908-09, 391), ‘There is another holy well dedicated to St Mochuille in the townland of Fertanbeg, at which stations continue to be performed.’ Depicted on all OS historic mapping and named ‘Tobermochulla’. Not visible at ground level. A very poorly drained area where various springs rise and create various pools of water lodging and run-off downslope. Poached by livestock across surface of woodland due to poorly drained nature of ground. A children’s burial ground (CL035-031001-) is located c. 34m to SW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 4 July 2018
References
Westropp, T.J. 1908-9 Types of the ringforts and similar structures remaining in Eastern Clare (Quin, Tulla and Bodyke). Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 27C, 371-400.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.