Ritual site - holy well

The National Monuments Service's description

Marked on the 1837 and 1924-5 eds of the OS 6-inch map as at the centre of a cluster of buildings, but only described as 'Toberiheen' in italic lettering on the latter. It is situated at the bottom of an E-facing slope. This is a natural spring (diam. c. 3m) at the base of rock outcrop with a stream running off to the ENE. There were four natural basins or bullauns (RO054-018002-) (diam. c. 0.4m; D 0.2m) in rock outcrop a short distance to the S (Gannon 1972; Grenham 1983, 67) which do not survive in reclaimed pasture. Archaeological testing (E2822) during 2006 c. 100m to the SW in Ballydangan townland failed to produce any related material (Sutton 2009).
Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.

Grenham, J.J. 1983 Moore. The customs and traditions of a rural community. Moore Community Council.

Sutton, B. 2009 Ballydangan. Natural ridge – no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 453, No. 1707. Dublin. Wordwell.