Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Glebe (muskerry West By., Ballyvourney Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (muskerry West By., Ballyvourney Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Gobnets Penitential Stations(1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.93822, -9.16754
- SMR number
- CO058-034004-
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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
Situated between ruin of Ballyvourney church (CO058-034007-) and hut site (CO058-034001-) and, with them, marking stations in the pilgrimage of St. Gobnait (Harbison 1991, 133-6). Known locally as St. Gobnait's Grave (O'Kelly 1952, 38). Monument consists of a sod-covered mound of loosely-packed stones (4m N-S; 5.6m E-W; H 1.3m). At the top is a flat slab of sandstone marked with roughly incised pilgrim crosses. On S side, below this, is flat slab set as a "kneeler", on the upper surface of which is cup-mark depression (diam. 0.2m). Close by are two bullaun fragments (CO058-034005-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.