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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In level pasture, c. 20m SW of dried-up stream bed. Ó Danachair (1955, 212) describes well as circular area (diam. 12 feet) enclosed by dry-stone wall (H 1.5 feet).
Full archaeological record 77 words
In level pasture, c. 20m SW of dried-up stream bed. Ó Danachair (1955, 212) describes well as circular area (diam. 12 feet) enclosed by dry-stone wall (H 1.5 feet). This now almost completely masked by dense overgrowth but appears to be slightly raised area (H c. 0.15m; diam. c. 2.9m) defined by scarped edge with stones scattered along its upper edge (this only visible on NW side). According to Ó Danachair (ibid.) known as St Anne's Well.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Denis Power · Updated 26 August 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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