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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In a hollow on roadside c. 500m S of Gortachallia Lough. This well, correctly Tobar Bríd, consists of a natural spring, completely overgrown, bounded by a modern rectangular wall.
Full archaeological record 37 words
In a hollow on roadside c. 500m S of Gortachallia Lough. This well, correctly Tobar Bríd, consists of a natural spring, completely overgrown, bounded by a modern rectangular wall. It feeds a small stream running towards NW.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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