What is recorded here
Situated in a field N of St Kevin's Road. Nine granite boulders with thirteen basins. Four of these stones are in a group and are known as the 'Seven Fonts'. Marked on the OS 6-inch map 100m to the NW is 'Thornbush (site of) (WI023-047----), and St Kevin's Keeve (WI023-048---)'. Described by Healy (1972, 124) as a boulder measuring 1.7m x 1.15m. Top only showing 1 basin diam. 0.46m x 0.36m, depth 0.13m. In field north of St. Kevin's Road (WI023-001----)'.
Date of upload: 19 November 2012
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the Seven Fonts at Brockagh may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to water worship or seasonal rites. The multiple basins suggest use for water collection or symbolic purification, and such sites were often associated with local folklore or healing traditions.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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St Kevins KeeveHoly well · 134 yd
GlendaloughHeritage attraction · 200 yd
Our Ladys Church (in ruins)Church · 276 yd
Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill ReserveWood · 2.1 mi
Glendalough CragsCliff · 2.5 mi
Shay Elliott memorialMemorial · 3.0 mi