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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
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 the 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both, with the addition of 'Site of' on the later map. John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 says it was then concealed in shrubbery (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 357).
Full archaeological record 84 words
Marked on the 1839 and the 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both, with the addition of 'Site of' on the later map. John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 says it was then concealed in shrubbery (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 357). It is situated in a fold on a gentle W-facing slope in the valley of the N-S Owenduff River, with the stream c. 70m to the W. It is not visible in reclaimed pasture.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 19 February, 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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