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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
Known locally as 'Mary's Well', still visited and kept clean. Situated close to the site of the nunnery (KD040-015----).
Full archaeological record 48 words
Known locally as 'Mary's Well', still visited and kept clean. Situated close to the site of the nunnery (KD040-015----). Fitzgerald describes a carved stone, known as 'the Greek Stone' which stood at the well until about 1875, when it was destroyed by the local blacksmith (JKAS 1891, 42).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 8 September 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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