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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded size 0.95m E-W; 0.7m N-S
What to look for
- Stone surround
- Offerings left
- Pattern day
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
Situated in a hollow on an E-facing slope. Natural spring housed in a rectangular drystone surround (dims. 0.95m E-W; 0.7m N-S).
Full archaeological record 86 words
Situated in a hollow on an E-facing slope. Natural spring housed in a rectangular drystone surround (dims. 0.95m E-W; 0.7m N-S). There is a small modern shrine with a statue of Our Lady to the W of the well; the hollow is planted with flowers and a glass left at the well attests to its continued use. The spring runs out of the well into a stream immediately to the W. According to Price (1946, 66), a pattern was held here on the 15th of August.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 17 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
The spring runs out of the well into a stream immediately to the W. According to Price (1946, 66), a pattern was held here on the 15th of August.
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Around Lady's Well
Recorded within 5 km
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- 3 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 standing stonesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 monastic sitesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 castleArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 megalithic tombArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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