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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeE-W 0.6m, N-S 0.5m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Some 100m SSW of a church (GA018-027002-). It consists of a spring well enclosed by a small unroofed oval drystone chamber oval drystone chamber (E-W 0.6m, N-S 0.5m) opening out to W. (Melvin c. 1971, 15)
Full archaeological record 36 words
Some 100m SSW of a church (GA018-027002-). It consists of a spring well enclosed by a small unroofed oval drystone chamber oval drystone chamber (E-W 0.6m, N-S 0.5m) opening out to W. (Melvin c. 1971, 15)
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.
Folklore and traditions
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Around St Brigid's Well
Recorded within 5 km
- 29 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 4 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 3 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 monastic siteArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 abbey or friaryArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 holy wellArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- Williamstown Bog RoadWalking Trail · 3.3 km · nearest point 11 km
- Cloonfad Cortoon LoopWalking Trail · 5.6 km · nearest point 12 km
- Cloonfad Clogher MorWalking Trail · 5.6 km · nearest point 13 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- MountbellewForests · 13 km
- Richmond Esker Nature ReserveNature reserves · 6.0 km
- DunmoreWalled towns · 12 km