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Ritual site - holy well

Tobermurry

Holy well in Ballynagrallagh, County Wexford, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
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Ballynagrallagh, Co. Wexford52.37626, -6.79831
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well
  • Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace

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
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History and description

Marked at different locations on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobermurry - Mary's Well - in gothic lettering on both. It is situated in a small E-W valley with the headwaters of a stream c. 10m to the N. It is not visible at ground level in pasture.

Full archaeological record 66 words

Marked at different locations on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobermurry - Mary's Well - in gothic lettering on both. It is situated in a small E-W valley with the headwaters of a stream c. 10m to the N. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Courthoyle church site (WX035-012001-) is c. 170m to the S.

References

  • Date of upoad: 12 Octiber, 2012

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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