Why this matters
Tobernavean is traditionally associated with Saint Kevin and is linked to healing rituals, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin. The site's enclosure and stone troughs suggest a long history of pilgrimage and water-based devotions, common in early Christian and pre-Christian traditions of the region.
What is recorded here
In level grassland. A spring well enclosed by a roughly D-shaped wall (E-W 7.15m, N-S 3.45m) outside of which lie three rectangular stone troughs, two to S and one to NW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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