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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizedims 1.6m N-S; 0.9m E-W
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 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as St. Margaret’s Well on both. It is located on an E-facing slope, in a recess on the E side of a N-S road.
Full archaeological record 78 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as St. Margaret’s Well on both. It is located on an E-facing slope, in a recess on the E side of a N-S road. This is a rectangular well (dims 1.6m N-S; 0.9m E-W) with drystone edges. Water seeps off to the E and S. There is no record that it was ever venerated and there is no evidence of veneration.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 25 January, 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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