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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeL 5.6m, W 5.3m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In marshland, near N bank of the Castlegar River. 'On the boundary of the townlands of Longford and Castlegar, lies St. Brigid's well, at which a patron was held on the first Sunday in August' (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 106).
Full archaeological record 82 words
In marshland, near N bank of the Castlegar River. 'On the boundary of the townlands of Longford and Castlegar, lies St. Brigid's well, at which a patron was held on the first Sunday in August' (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 106). This spring well was enclosed by a rectangular drystone chamber (L 5.6m, Wth 5.3m) of which only the foundation courses are extant. A hawthorn bush grows from W wall; a small stream flows from the well to the river (Claffey 1983, 147).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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