Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Garranes (glanarought By., Banawn Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranes (glanarought By., Banawn Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.81958, -9.49868
- SMR number
- KE102-038007-
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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
In pasture, on the lower S-facing slopes of Barrerneen. The ruins of Temple Feaghna (church of St. Fiachna)(KE102-038001-) stands in the N quadrant of a subrectangular-shaped burial ground (KE102-038001-) defined by an earthen bank which may have originally been constructed as the ecclesiastical enclosure (KE102-038----) of a monastery associated with St. Fiachna. A bullaun stone (KE102-038003-) lies c. 20m to the S and Toberfeaghna holy well (KE102-038004-) lies c. 50m to the E. A second bullaun stone (KE102-038005-), now in the roadside fence lies c. 50m to the N, and is said locally to have been formerly in the graveyard.
Toberfeaghna consists of a triangular-shaped well formed by two low stone slabs set against the base of the E face of an irregular-shaped upright boulder. Spring water from the well flows downslope to the SE. Pilgrims have inscribed a single cross (shaft L 0.2m; arms L 0.12m) on a stone slab (0.35m x 0.25m) which rests on top of the boulder. The well is overgrown with gorse bushes and small holly trees.
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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 28 September 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.