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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeint. 1.1m E-W; 1.05m N-S
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 a grassy verge, on the W side of the Frenchpark-Boyle road and adjacent to the E side of a field boundary. The well, which is slightly sunken below the road level, is enclosed in a dilapidated concrete structure (int. dims. 1.1m E-W; 1.05m N-S).
Full archaeological record 128 words
In a grassy verge, on the W side of the Frenchpark-Boyle road and adjacent to the E side of a field boundary. The well, which is slightly sunken below the road level, is enclosed in a dilapidated concrete structure (int. dims. 1.1m E-W; 1.05m N-S). The entrance is in the centre of the S wall. Access to the well is through a small concrete annexe immediately to the front into which steps lead down from ground level. There is no evidence of recent veneration at this well. In 1836 it was recorded that the 'patron-day is the 11th of August, St. Araght's (Athracht's) Day, on which stations used to be performed' (OSL, 233). The site of a nunnery (SL047-083001-) and a graveyard (SL047-083002-) are c. 600m to N.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 18 January 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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