Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Gortnagane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnagane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Holy Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Holy Well
- Coordinates
- 52.04045, -9.25631
- SMR number
- KE068-022007-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
A holy well is indicated at SW, immediately outside the wall of the cashel (KE068-022001-) named 'Cathair Craobh Dearg' and known locally as 'The City'. Only a shallow depression is now evident at this location. The holy well was one of the stations for the 'rounds' which were traditionally made here on 1st May, the start of the festival of Bealtaine. According to local information, this well was closed up c. 1950 when another well (KE068-022008-) was opened outside the cashel, at ENE.
See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.