What is recorded here
Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as 'Toberteh' (Tobar Te). Situation and Description: No surface trace of this well survives today. According to OSNB, the well derived its name (Toberte - hot water) 'from its quality being so remarkably warm that neither frost or snow is ever seen in the circle about 10 yards in diameter'. Rounds/Legends/Offerings: No tradition survives. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 887.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE003-025
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- What survives
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