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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
At time of 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map this well lay just below HWM at Whitestrand, to S of Bóthar na Trá, on W outskirts of Galway city. Since then the area has been reclaimed and it is now within Kilcorkey townland.
Full archaeological record 56 words
At time of 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map this well lay just below HWM at Whitestrand, to S of Bóthar na Trá, on W outskirts of Galway city. Since then the area has been reclaimed and it is now within Kilcorkey townland. No visible surface trace survives (info. GBCAS Files). (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 345)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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