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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Steps down
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
In pastureland, 70m SE of an ecclesiastical building (GA087-0533001-). This spring well is enclosed by a small roughly D-shaped mortared stone wall (NW-SE 1.6m, NE-SW 1.3m).
Full archaeological record 45 words
In pastureland, 70m SE of an ecclesiastical building (GA087-0533001-). This spring well is enclosed by a small roughly D-shaped mortared stone wall (NW-SE 1.6m, NE-SW 1.3m). There is a gap at NE where three steps lead down to the water. Now used for watering livestock.
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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