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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
A natural spring, marked by a lone thorn bush, located in a boggy hollow in a field of pasture. Known locally as 'Lady's well' and located alongside a mass-rock (ME032-059001-) (pers. comm. Rathfeigh Historical Society).
Full archaeological record 35 words
A natural spring, marked by a lone thorn bush, located in a boggy hollow in a field of pasture. Known locally as 'Lady's well' and located alongside a mass-rock (ME032-059001-) (pers. comm. Rathfeigh Historical Society).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Claire Breen · Updated 11 December 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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