What is recorded here

Three vanished monuments stood east of the Loughkeeran holy well, marked on the 1838 map but reduced to an empty site by 1920. They may have been penitential cairns, places where flesh was worn thin before God, now erased by time or men. A church and rath still anchor the landscape, but the upright stones departed, leaving only a gap shaped like prayer.

This is one of three small upright features (MA070-166003-; MA070-166004-; MA070-166005-), named ‘Monuments’, which are shown to E of Loughkeeran holy well (MA070-166001-) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. They are indicted on the 1920 edition as ‘Monuments (Site of)’. There are no visible remains of these monumental structures, and it is unknown what they represented; one possibility is that they were penitential cairns. There is a church (MA070-167001-) c. 400m to ENE, and a rath (MA070-168----) c. 170m to S. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 29 January 2018

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.