Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Ballinclare, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinclare
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cross
- Coordinates
- 52.14841, -10.07608
- SMR number
- KE044-115002-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Tobernacrusha/Tobar na Croise: This well (KE044-115001-) and cross-inscribed slab (KE044-115002-) are located directly beside the junction of the townlands of Ballinclare, Farrannacarriga and Gurteen.
The stone stands over the site of the well which is now dry. It measures 0.88m high x 0.31m wide and its E face bears a plain Latin cross in relief. The turas formerly associated with the site was held on the 27th of August (An Seabhac 1939, 183).
See attached photograph courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00047 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16781.
See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 913. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 13 April 2022
References
Seabhac, An. 1939 Triocha-Céad Chorca Dhuibhne. Dublin.
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.