Mass-rock in Behaghane

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 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

Linked to Catholic worship during the Penal Times, the mass-rock was used for clandestine religious ceremonies. Such sites were often associated with local saints and served as focal points for community prayer and pilgrimage.