Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Altar
Clonlyon Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonlyon Glebe
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Altar
- Coordinates
- 53.27989, -7.88698
- SMR number
- OF014-018----
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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
Located on poorly drained low-lying land with holy well (OF014-019----) immediately to the E and Church (OF014-017001-) to the N. Known locally as the 'Druids Altar' the site consists of a small sunken circular area (Diam. 6.3m) enclosed by a low stone bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.6m) with one erect orthostat on the S side of the bank with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. No evidence of any large stone that may have served as an altar in the interior of the site. May be associated with nearby Holy Well and Church.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.