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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizediameter c. 0.5m; D 0.3m
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
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on a fairly level landscape with slightly higher ground to the E. John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 says it is a holy well but gives no details (O’Flanagan, 1933, vol. 2, 83).
Full archaeological record 82 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on a fairly level landscape with slightly higher ground to the E. John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 says it is a holy well but gives no details (O’Flanagan, 1933, vol. 2, 83). It is visible c. 2m S of an E-W field bank as a small depression (diam. c. 0.5m; D 0.3m) fed by land drainage pipes.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 22 July, 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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