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Penitential station in Termon

Penitential station

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On level rough grazing, scrub and exposed limestone pavement with higher ground to the W. This is one of an alignment (SE-NW) of four penitential stations (along with CL010-026003-; CL010-026004- and CL010-026006-) with the closest located c. 8m to the SE (CL010-026004-) and c. 8m to the NW (CL010-026006-). This is a tall, roughly circular (H 1.7-1.9m L 2-2.2m) well-built drystone cairn. Also associated are ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ holy well (CL010-026001-) and another penitential station (CL010-026002-) c. 50m to the E, along with three more penitential cairns (CL010-026007-, CL010-026008- and CL010-026009-) located c. 50m to the SW. Further away (c. 450m to NE) is another alignment (ENE-WSW) of four penitential cairns (CL006-140001-, CL006-140002-, CL006-140003- and CL006-140004-) with a fifth cairn (CL006-140005-) c. 90m to their S. Summary by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 15 December 2022

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