Discover Alone, back to main map

Sheela-na-gig in Shantraud

Sheela-na-gig

What is recorded here

This sheela-na-gig is set in the side-wall of St Flannan's Well (CL045-033013-). It is described by Freitag (2004, 134) as a figure ‘carved on a slab with the head cut off. The arms are splayed out with the hands joining over the pudenda. The legs are widely splayed, and the knees bent’. (Guest 1936, 115, No. 37; Andersen 1977, 149, No. 84) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien/Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 June, 2012
A medieval carvings often associated with fertility, childbirth or apotropaic symbolism; commonly found in ecclesiastical contexts across Ireland and Britain.

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

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places