Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Behaghane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Behaghane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.78246, -10.05989
- SMR number
- KE106-032008-
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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
Toberavilla/Tobar an Bhile (KE106-032003-) is a spring well is located c. 30m WNW of Kilcrohane Medieval church and graveyard (KE106-032001-). It is covered by a low drystone structure, on top of which lies a cross-incised slab measuring .44m x .12m x .1m thick. An ash tree, marked 'Old Tree' on the first edition of the OS map, formerly stood beside the well and was locally reputed to mark the grave of St Crohane.
A flat-topped boulder, referred to locally as a massrock, is located 27m E of the well. It measures 1.5m x .45m x .7m high, and beside it is a recumbent slate slab (KE106-032008-) on which are a number of lightly incised crosses.
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. 1054. 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
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.