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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Stone surround
- Offerings left
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
Natural spring well located immediately S of the SE corner of the walled garden belonging to Dunboden Park. Church (WM033-008----) and graveyard (WM033-008001-) located 250m to the S. The monument consists of a stone lined, covered natural spring well that has been abandoned and is now overgrown.
Full archaeological record 136 words
Natural spring well located immediately S of the SE corner of the walled garden belonging to Dunboden Park. Church (WM033-008----) and graveyard (WM033-008001-) located 250m to the S. The monument consists of a stone lined, covered natural spring well that has been abandoned and is now overgrown. The partial remains of an iron surround can be seen along with the remains of a water pump which no longer works. No evidence of any votive offerings at the well. Designated as 'Toberbreedia' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. There is a discrepancy between the location of the holy well that is depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map and on the revised OS 6-inch maps and the OS 25-inch map. the latter editions appear to have marked the holy well at the wrong location.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O’Brien · Updated 29 March 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
No evidence of any votive offerings at the well.
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