Lady's Well

In a wooded area on a SE-facing slope and within the SW sector of a burial ground (GA125-050001-). A monumental structure (GA125-050004-) lies immediately to its E. On inspection in May 1983, this natural spring well (Wth 1m; D 0.6m) was delimited to the N by a massive limestone boulder and to the E and W by overgrown drystone walls (W wall: H c. 0.9m). The bottom of the well was covered with mud. The spring fed a stream, running E-W to its S, through a channel into which a number of boulders had fallen. The monument to the E was erected by Edward Mullen. According to local information, the well had been looked after by Edward, who lived nearby in a house to the NE, and he built the monument beside it during his lifetime. There is also a ruined building (GA125-05003-) in the NE sector of the burial ground.

On re-inspection in March 2010, the interior of the burial ground was extensively poached and had greatly deteriorated, including the area around the holy well. (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 517)