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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
A small natural spring running out of the side of a low hillock and marked as 'Lady Well' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Church (WM003-038----), graveyard (WM003-038001-), ecclesiastical enclosure (WM003-038002-) and motte and bailey (WM003-037----) 385m to N. No features visible.
Full archaeological record 76 words
A small natural spring running out of the side of a low hillock and marked as 'Lady Well' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Church (WM003-038----), graveyard (WM003-038001-), ecclesiastical enclosure (WM003-038002-) and motte and bailey (WM003-037----) 385m to N. No features visible. There is a small spoil heap on the N. The area around the spring is very mired and disturbed by livestock. The spring seems to be the source of a small stream.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien · Updated 6 December 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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