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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as ‘St. Margaret’s Well’ on both. It is located in a small marsh with sand-dunes and the sea-shore c. 450m to the SE. The well is a natural pond (diam. c. 8m) but there is no evidence of, or record of, veneration.
Full archaeological record 76 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as ‘St. Margaret’s Well’ on both. It is located in a small marsh with sand-dunes and the sea-shore c. 450m to the SE. The well is a natural pond (diam. c. 8m) but there is no evidence of, or record of, veneration. The parish church of St. Margaret’s (WX033-034----) was somewhere to the E before the sea destroyed it.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 5 September, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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