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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded size 3.8m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.7-1m
What to look for
- Offerings left
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
On flat poorly drained land with abbey church (WM034-002001-), graveyard (WM034-002003-) to the S and the Moat of Pass (WM034-003----) 140m to the SSE.
Full archaeological record 75 words
On flat poorly drained land with abbey church (WM034-002001-), graveyard (WM034-002003-) to the S and the Moat of Pass (WM034-003----) 140m to the SSE. Disused well consisting of an oval-shaped dried up hollow (dims. 3.8m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.7-1m) with old U-shaped water channel (top Wth 1.9m; base Wth 0.5m; D 0.3m; L 40m) running out of hollow at N. No evidence of any enclosing element around the well or of any votive offerings.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O’Brien · Updated 26 July 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
Disused well consisting of an oval-shaped dried up hollow (dims. 3.8m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.7-1m) with old U-shaped water channel (top Wth 1.9m; base Wth 0.5m; D 0.3m; L 40m) running out of hollow at N. No evidence of any enclosing element around the well or of any votive offerings.
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