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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
On the NW side of the Douglas River, at the point where a stream emerges from the SW end of a narrow rocky ravine. The area is covered with overgrowth and the well was not located.
Full archaeological record 67 words
On the NW side of the Douglas River, at the point where a stream emerges from the SW end of a narrow rocky ravine. The area is covered with overgrowth and the well was not located. A secular well, named 'Darby's well' on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map, c. 20m to SE was also not located. A limekiln (SL026-095001-) lies c. 15m to S.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 18 January 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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