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The National Monuments Service's description

The Well of St Brendan's Anointing (KE078-005001-) is located on a small rock-knoll towards the centre of Emlagh Bog, Valencia Island, and overlooks the Atlantic just 400m to N. It comprises a holy well, a cross-slab, three stone crosses and a number of miscellaneous features, including a possible leacht.
Stone Crosses: (1) (KE078-005002-) This crude cross is located 33.5m E of the well at the highest point of the site (KE078-005002-). Now fixed in cement, it stands 1.4m high. The maximum width of its shaft is 0.57m, while the width across its rudimentary arms is 0.76m. The upper shaft and both arms are rounded. A rough, linear Latin cross is incised on the E face of the stone.

See attached drawing taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 171, 271 and Fig. 5 taken from Delap 1911, 408.

See attached photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke

The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 939. 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: 30 March 2022

References

Delap, M.J. 1911 Some holy wells in Valencia and Portmagee. Kerry Archaeological Magazine 1, 403-14.

O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.