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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
Described as 'Brides Well' in Gothic lettering on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map. John O'Donovan, writing c. 1840, denies that there is any holy well in Kilmuckridge (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 225).
Full archaeological record 76 words
Described as 'Brides Well' in Gothic lettering on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map. John O'Donovan, writing c. 1840, denies that there is any holy well in Kilmuckridge (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 225). It is located on a shelf on the SW-facing slope of a N-S ridge with a NW-SE stream c. 200m to the W. It was removed c. 1970 and nothing is visible at ground level in a scrub-covered area.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 18 June, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Bride's Well
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