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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In pasture, c. 40m N of Spa House (14789). Warm spring forming small pond, with stream flowing from NW side.
Full archaeological record 67 words
In pasture, c. 40m N of Spa House (14789). Warm spring forming small pond, with stream flowing from NW side. Not in holy use. Known locally as "spa well". According to Brück (1987, 45-8), largest of Mallow warm spring group 'being 13.6m in diameter and several metres deep in centre'. Recent improvements to house and grounds have included stone revetting of pond (Zajac et al. 1995, 77).
References
- Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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