Why this matters
A penitential station associated with early Christian pilgrimage practices, likely linked to nearby holy well traditions; such sites were used for prayer, fasting, or ritual penance, often connected to local saints or water cures. The location near a holy well suggests a possible connection to healing rituals or saintly veneration, common in early Irish monastic landscapes.
What is recorded here
Located immediately to NE of holy well (MA040-032) on the bank of a stream that flows through a steep-sided gully. A low, subcircular cairn (c. 3.4m N−S; c. 2m E−W; H 0.5m) of stones. Two hazel trees grow from the NW side of the cairn.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 15 May 2020
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