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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded size 2m; 2m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
The well is marked but not named on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map, but by 1886 it was known as 'St Brigid's Well' (Comerford, 1886). On a very gentle W-slope in tillage and marked by the stump of an elm tree.
Full archaeological record 92 words
The well is marked but not named on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map, but by 1886 it was known as 'St Brigid's Well' (Comerford, 1886). On a very gentle W-slope in tillage and marked by the stump of an elm tree. In 1985 a small, square, unploughed area (dims. 2m; 2m) contained the well which occupied a small square, water-filled area (dims. 1m; 1m) defined by stone walling below ground level (SMR file). By 1995 it had been covered with wire mesh and light timbers (Holton 1995, 22-3).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Gearóid Conroy · Updated 10 June 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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