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Cross-inscribed stone

Garranes (Glanarought By., Banawn ED), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-inscribed stone, Garranes, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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