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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), St Kevin's Keeve'. Described by Healy (1972, 126) as a boulder measuring 3.5m x 2.6m. Top only showing 4 basins, diam. 0.32m x depth 0.14m; diam. 0.34m x 0.32m x depth 0.14m; diam. 0.45m x 0.27m x depth 0.12m; diam. 0.39m x 0.37m x depth 0.18m. In field north of St. Kevins' Road (WI023-001---). On the convex upper face of this huge boulder is a rectangular recess 1.02m x 0.73m and varying in depth from 0.14m-0.2m. Three of the basins are in the floor of this area'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 29 November 2012
See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.
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