Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Killelton (iraghticonnor By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killelton (iraghticonnor By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberelton
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberelton
- Coordinates
- 52.56668, -9.50822
- SMR number
- KE002-038----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as 'Toberelton' (Tobar Eiltín - St Elton's Well).
Situation and Description: Toberelton has now been completely covered over by the landowner. It used to be a marshy hollow in a field where the water would collect in a pool.
Rounds,/Legends,/Offerings: The landowner (Mr Keane) recalls people travelling to the well for cures. The water is now piped for domestic use.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 881. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
References
Toal, C. 1995 North Kerry Archaeological Survey. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.