Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilcranathan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcranathan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilcranathan Well (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.14967, -8.72270
- SMR number
- CO032-045----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In wooded valley, on S side of stream. Roughly circular, stone-lined well (2m N-S; 1.5m E-W; D 0.6m), much of lining collapsed; water pumped to nearby house. No indication of holy use. Bowman (1934, 14) refers to it as a holy well named 'Tobar Cranatan - Cranat's well...rounds have long since been discontinued.' He (ibid.) relates local folklore of St Cranathan who turned a man to stone (10035) after he refused to return stolen calf.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.