Altar in Doonaltan, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

Situated on the E bank of the Ballymeeny River, in the base of a steep-sided, wooded ravine. The altar consists of a small flat rock outcrop (1.4m E-W; 1m N-S; H 1m) at the base of a N-facing vertical stone cliff. It is adjacent to a natural pool in the river, traditionally used as a holy well (SL011-058002-) associated with St Farannan. There is a cairn (SL011-058----), said to be the saint’s grave, on the ridge top bordering the E side of the ravine c. 15m to S, and another holy well (SL011-057----) located on the steep W slope of the ravine c. 50m to NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL011-058001

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