Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Maíros, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maíros
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobberskeensagh Holy Well
- Coordinates
- 53.34893, -9.87749
- SMR number
- GA063-016001-
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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 S bank of a small stream in rocky land and cutaway bog between the road and seashore. Known locally as Tobar Síothnach, it consists of a small natural hole with some fairly large stones scattered around it. Frequented on St Macdara's day, 16th July. The stream, Sruthán Síothnach, has a remarkably straight course between clean rock faces close by the well. There are a large number of cairns and shelters (GA063-016002-) in the vicinity. (Robinson 1985, 43; Mac Giollarnáth 1941, 12, 36; Killanin 1954, 102)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - wayside cairnunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.