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Tobernasool/Tobar na Súl or Tobar an Leasa: Situated 300m from the seashore on the W side of Brandon Bay. Excavation of a drain led to the destruction of the well but it has been described as a spring about 3 feet wide (OSNB Cloghane, 30) or as 'hardly more than a muddy hole' (Ó Danachair 1960, 71-2). During the digging of the drain a 'cave' was discovered but not fully explored (local information). This may have been a souterrain and the alternative name for the well, Tobar an Leasa, suggests that there may formerly have been a ringfort in the vicinity as well.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 926. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 August 2013
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