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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.
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 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Tober Maura'. It is situated in a hollow near a mill race.
Full archaeological record 41 words
Marked on the 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Tober Maura'. It is situated in a hollow near a mill race. It is approached by a line of stone flag steps which curve down a slope. The well itself is not lined.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Claire Breen · Updated 12 July 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Also recorded nearby
Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Tober MuireRitual site - holy well · Hammondstown (Ardee By; Mosstown Par.) · 2.8 km · official record
Situated in a field known as 'Tobar Muire' and indicated but not named on 1865 OS map (revision) (Coyle 1956, 204-5). When inspected by ASI in 1967 it was closed up.
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