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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
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
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as St. Catherine’s Well on both, although the well was in the townland of Murntown Lower on the earlier map. It is situated on a level low-lying landscape with a small N-S stream c. 20m to the E. It is not visible at ground level.
Full archaeological record 62 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as St. Catherine’s Well on both, although the well was in the townland of Murntown Lower on the earlier map. It is situated on a level low-lying landscape with a small N-S stream c. 20m to the E. It is not visible at ground level.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Micahel Moore · Updated 27 May, 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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