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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded size 4.8m W-E; 5.1m N-S
What to look for
- Well house
- Steps down
- Cross or cross-slab
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
Rubble-built structure (dims. 4.8m W-E; 5.1m N-S) resembling an unroofed bee-hive hut, with an entrance on the NW side and a number of steps down into the holy well (1.25m x 1.2m), which is dedicated to St. Bridget. On one of these steps two latin crosses have been inscribed.
Full archaeological record 82 words
Rubble-built structure (dims. 4.8m W-E; 5.1m N-S) resembling an unroofed bee-hive hut, with an entrance on the NW side and a number of steps down into the holy well (1.25m x 1.2m), which is dedicated to St. Bridget. On one of these steps two latin crosses have been inscribed. On the SW exterior side it is surmounted by a 20th century pebble-dash grotto with effigy of St. Bridget. At the NE corner of the well house is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (SL002-014003-).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Paul Walsh · Updated 15 January 2014. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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