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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as ‘Lady Well’ on both. It is located in a small NW-SE valley close to the headwaters of a small stream that is c. 1m to the S. It is a rock-cut pond (diam. c. 2.5m), now overgrown, at the foot of a cliff (H c. 3m) which rises over it to the NE. There is no evidence of veneration.
Full archaeological record 95 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as ‘Lady Well’ on both. It is located in a small NW-SE valley close to the headwaters of a small stream that is c. 1m to the S. It is a rock-cut pond (diam. c. 2.5m), now overgrown, at the foot of a cliff (H c. 3m) which rises over it to the NE. There is no evidence of veneration. Ringfort (WX036-020----) is c. 60m to the NE and Whitechurch church (WX036-021001-) is c. 270m to the NNE.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 9 November, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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