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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Offerings left
- Steps down
- Cross or cross-slab
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 1835 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Lady's Well' and on the 1938/9 edition as 'Lady's Well (Disused)'. Patron was held here on 9th September each year.
Full archaeological record 90 words
Marked on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Lady's Well' and on the 1938/9 edition as 'Lady's Well (Disused)'. Patron was held here on 9th September each year. It is covered by a small rectangular structure with a gabled roof. Above the doorway is an alcove containing a statue of the Madonna and surmounting this at the point of the gable is a stone cross. Steps lead down to the well and it is situated within a railed rectangular enclosure with stations of the cross on three sides. (SMR file).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Claire Breen · Updated 23 November 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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