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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
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
St Bridget's Well consists of a natural spring well in a hollow in a field under tillage. Described in 1975 as a 'natural spring in bushy hollow in ploughed field' (Henry A. Wheeler 13/05/1975, SMR File).
Full archaeological record 63 words
St Bridget's Well consists of a natural spring well in a hollow in a field under tillage. Described in 1975 as a 'natural spring in bushy hollow in ploughed field' (Henry A. Wheeler 13/05/1975, SMR File). No longer venerated (Healy 1975, 19). Now appears as a grassy soggy circular pool (diam. c. 2m) in corner of a field under tillage (Skyvova 2005, 44).
References
- Date of revised upload: 12 April 2023
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Geraldine Stout. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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