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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Rag tree
- Pattern day
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
Situated in a natural amphitheatre (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank planted with deciduous trees on the perimeter W-N-E, which is on the NE bank of a N-S stream.
Full archaeological record 126 words
Situated in a natural amphitheatre (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank planted with deciduous trees on the perimeter W-N-E, which is on the NE bank of a N-S stream. The enclosure is described as a 'fort' on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map and the perimeter is cut by a road bank at NE. There is a modern well, constructed of concrete and still in use, which replaces an earlier circular drystone structure (diam. 1m) beneath a rag tree to its W and the remains of a rectangular drystone well structure (dims 1.1m x 0.9m) is to the E. The well is approached from the E by a path from the public road, and the pattern is still held on March 17th.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 23 September 2008 · Based on the The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
The enclosure is described as a 'fort' on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map and the perimeter is cut by a road bank at NE. There is a modern well, constructed of concrete and still in use, which replaces an earlier circular drystone structure (diam. 1m) beneath a rag tree to its W and the remains of a rectangular drystone well structure (dims 1.1m x 0.9m) is to the E. The well is approached from the E by a path from the public road, and the pattern is still held on March 17th.
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