Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cloon West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloon West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobercolman
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobercolman
- Coordinates
- 51.92856, -9.87752
- SMR number
- KE082-021----
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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
Tobercolman/Tobar Colmáin: This well is located in poor upland pasture on the S side of Cloon valley. An early ecclesiastical site (KE082-020007-) occurs 650m to W and a bullaun stone is located on the wall of a hut 40m to E (KE082-081----). A paving of slabs is laid in front of the overgrown well, which consists of a spring-fed natural hollow. A legend involving a pink fish is associated with the site (local information).
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. 1060. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.